Recorded 1953–1989 Boys' name Peak 1987 57 births

Stepen — boys' name

57 babies named Stepen in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s221980s28
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Stepen was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

8 babies were named Stepen in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stepen

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Stepen between 1953 and 1989, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stepen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stepen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Stepen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stepen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 57 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Stepen at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

57

Since 1953

37 years of records

Peak year

1987

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1953

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1989

Stepen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1953

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
456789 198919871986198519691967196519631953 7

Stepen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
28 births that decade — 49% of Stepen's all-time total
1950s71960s221980s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stepen?
57 babies have been named Stepen since 1953. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1987 with 8 births.
When was Stepen most popular?
Stepen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Stepen been used?
Stepen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 37 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Stepen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Steven, Stephen, Steve, Sterling, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1953–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.