Boys' name · since 1924
Stevan
Stevan has 4,129 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,032 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,851 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,129
- born since 1924
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Stevan is the #6851 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,129 recorded since 1924.
Stevan has 4,129 recorded births among boys since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6851 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #2,032 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,851 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,129 born since 1924
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stevan ranks #2,032 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,851 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,129 born since 1924, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,032 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,851 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,129
- born since 1924
- 1950s
- peak decade
Stevan's 4,129 recorded births place it above 95.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Stevan compares
4,129 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Stevan's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stevan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,129 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 125 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stevan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Stevan's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 125, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Stevan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1953)
- 125
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Stevan by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (985 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Stevan's strongest decade.
985 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Stevan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 9
1920s
9 births
- 1930s 48
1930s
48 births
- 1940s
1940s
442 births
- 1950s
1950s
985 births
- 1960s
1960s
514 births
- 1970s
1970s
446 births
- 1980s
1980s
526 births
- 1990s
1990s
514 births
- 2000s 354
2000s
354 births
- 2010s 224
2010s
224 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 985 births (24% of all-time use).
How Stevan 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 Stevan's total volume
Stevan by state
Where Stevan concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 547 | 13.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 403 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 107 | 2.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 89 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 75 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 54 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 35 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 21 | 0.5% |
547 of 4,129 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Stevan appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Stevan's data
- Stevan's decade-level peak was the 1950s (985 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Stevans (547 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Stevan: 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 (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Stevan 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.