Boys' name · since 1882
Steward
1,229 babies named Steward in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,504 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,229
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Steward is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,229 have been recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Steward has been recorded 1,229 times among boys since 1882, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2002.
- #4,504 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,229 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Steward ranks #4,504 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,229 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,504 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,229
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Steward's 1,229 recorded births place it above 90.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Steward's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Steward splits its recorded history at 1951: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Steward popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2002
- Peak year (1920)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Steward by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (217 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Steward's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Steward births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 17
1880s
17 births
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
126 births
- 1920s
1920s
217 births
- 1930s
1930s
133 births
- 1940s
1940s
160 births
- 1950s
1950s
160 births
- 1960s
1960s
125 births
- 1970s
1970s
105 births
- 1980s
1980s
108 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 217 births (18% of all-time use).
How Steward 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 Steward's total volume
Steward by state
Where Steward concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 79 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 15 | 1.2% |
79 of 1,229 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Steward's data
- Steward's decade-level peak was the 1920s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Stewards (79 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Steward: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~120 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, 1882–2002 (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 Steward 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.