Boys' name · since 1960
Stephone
723 babies named Stephone in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,306 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 723
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Stephone is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 723 have been recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Stephone recorded 723 times among boys since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2024.
- #6,306 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 723 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephone ranks #6,306 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 723 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,306 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 723
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Stephone's 723 recorded births place it above 86.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by South Carolina.
Stephone's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Stephone's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Stephone popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2024
- Peak year (1962)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Stephone by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (205 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Stephone's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Stephone births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
152 births
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
166 births
- 1990s
1990s
205 births
- 2000s 80
2000s
80 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 205 births (28% of all-time use).
How Stephone compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Stephone's total volume
Stephone by state
Where Stephone concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 8 | 1.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
8 of 723 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Stephone's data
- Stephone's decade-level peak was the 1990s (205 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Stephones (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stephone: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1960–2024 (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 Stephone 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.