Boys' name · since 1913
Stephens
Stephens has 391 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 391
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
391 boys have been named Stephens since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Stephens recorded 391 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1992.
- #9,154 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 391 born since 1913
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephens ranks #9,154 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 391 born since 1913, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 391
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Stephens's 391 recorded births place it above 79.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Stephens's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stephens splits its recorded history at 1959: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stephens popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1992
- Peak year (1953)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Stephens by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (98 births, 25% of the file).
1950s was Stephens's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Stephens births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s 36
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
98 births
- 1960s
1960s
62 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 98 births (25% of all-time use).
Stephens by state
Where Stephens concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 11 | 2.8% |
11 of 391 births nationwide.
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What to do with Stephens's data
- Stephens's decade-level peak was the 1950s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Stephenss (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Stephens: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Stephens draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.