Stephen
7 lettersMale #383 · 829 reported
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US name popularity
Stephen name popularity
In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Stephen ranks #383 in male records (829 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
Data updated
Key facts
- 2025 female rank and count
- No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
- 2025 male rank and count
- #383 · 829 reported
- 1-year change, since 2024 (male)
- Count decreased by 41 male records (870 to 829); rank moved from #375 to #383.
- 5-year change, since 2021 (male)
- Count decreased by 129 male records (958 to 829); rank moved from #342 to #383.
- Peak year in available data
- 2016: 1,379 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.
Is Stephen becoming more popular?
Stephen's reported male count decreased by 41 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #375 to #383. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.
The 2025 file has no published female observation for Stephen. That is not a count of zero.
Stephen in US records, 2016–2025
Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.
View all annual counts and ranks
| Year | Female count | Female rank | Male count | Male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 829 | 383 |
| 2024 | — | — | 870 | 375 |
| 2023 | — | — | 898 | 363 |
| 2022 | — | — | 919 | 358 |
| 2021 | — | — | 958 | 342 |
| 2020 | — | — | 1,024 | 322 |
| 2019 | — | — | 1,095 | 310 |
| 2018 | — | — | 1,246 | 283 |
| 2017 | — | — | 1,334 | 270 |
| 2016 | — | — | 1,379 | 265 |
Questions about Stephen’s popularity
How common is Stephen in the US?
In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Stephen ranks #383 in male records (829 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.
Does this include other spellings of Stephen?
No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Stephen only.
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