Steve
A pet form of Stephen, Greek for “crown.”
1959peak year
No. 41best rank (1959)
242,131babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Steve appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1943 to 1969. Its biggest year was 1959, when 11,068 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 41 nationally. All told, 242,131 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 618 | No. 177 |
| 1890s | 752 | No. 171 |
| 1900s | 1,307 | No. 140 |
| 1910s | 9,638 | No. 108 |
| 1920s | 11,354 | No. 127 |
| 1930s | 8,572 | No. 139 |
| 1940s | 36,286 | No. 58 |
| 1950s | 64,212 | No. 41 |
| 1960s | 65,619 | No. 43 |
| 1970s | 16,652 | No. 114 |
| 1980s | 10,392 | No. 201 |
| 1990s | 7,654 | No. 267 |
| 2000s | 5,097 | No. 393 |
| 2010s | 2,348 | No. 707 |
| 2020s | 723 | No. 1250 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.