Boys' name · since 1912
Stevenson
Stevenson has 1,559 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,844 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,079 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,559
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Stevenson currently ranks #12079 among boys' names in America, with 1,559 babies recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Stevenson recorded 1,559 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #12079 nationally today, ahead of 13% of boys, 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 1912 to 2025.
- #3,844 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,079 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,559 born since 1912
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stevenson ranks #3,844 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,079 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,559 born since 1912, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,844 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,079 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,559
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Stevenson's 1,559 recorded births place it above 91.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Stevenson compares
1,559 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Stevenson's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stevenson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,559 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stevenson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stevenson's full recorded timeline at 1976, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stevenson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1953)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Stevenson by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (265 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Stevenson's strongest decade.
265 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Stevenson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 21
1910s
21 births
- 1920s 29
1920s
29 births
- 1930s 37
1930s
37 births
- 1940s 89
1940s
89 births
- 1950s
1950s
265 births
- 1960s
1960s
192 births
- 1970s
1970s
183 births
- 1980s
1980s
239 births
- 1990s
1990s
203 births
- 2000s
2000s
139 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 265 births (17% of all-time use).
How Stevenson 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 Stevenson's total volume
Stevenson by state
Where Stevenson concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 90 | 5.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 28 | 1.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.3% |
90 of 1,559 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Stevenson's data
- Stevenson's decade-level peak was the 1950s (265 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Stevensons (90 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Stevenson: 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 (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Stevenson 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.