Recorded 1969–1987 Boys' name Peak 1982 16 births

Stephe — boys' name

16 babies named Stephe in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51980s11
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Stephe was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

6 babies were named Stephe in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stephe

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Stephe between 1969 and 1987, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stephe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stephe performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Stephe shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stephe 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 16 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.

Stephe at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

16

Since 1969

19 years of records

Peak year

1982

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1969

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1987

Stephe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1969

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1982)
6
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.5 198719821969 5

Stephe by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 69% of Stephe's all-time total
1960s51980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stephe?
16 babies have been named Stephe since 1969. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1982 with 6 births.
When was Stephe most popular?
Stephe was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Stephe been used?
Stephe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 19 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Stephe?
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, 1969–1987 (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.