Boys' name · since 1957
Stphen
Stphen has 25 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,376 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
25 boys have been named Stphen since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Stphen recorded 25 times among boys since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1978.
- #27,376 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stphen ranks #27,376 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #27,376 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Stphen's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Stphen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stphen splits its recorded history at 1970: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births).
Stphen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1978
- Peak year (1957)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Stphen by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (15 births, 60% of the file).
1970s was Stphen's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Stphen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 15 births (60% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stphen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1957–1978 (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 Stphen 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.