Stephens — boys' name

What the Data Says About Stephens

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Stephens between 1913 and 1992, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stephens currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stephens performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Stephens shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Stephens in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stephens 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 391 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.