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Steven name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Steven ranks #271 in male records (1,261 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
#271 · 1,261 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 30 male records (1,291 to 1,261); rank moved from #268 to #271.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 253 male records (1,514 to 1,261); rank moved from #235 to #271.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,401 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Steven becoming more popular?

Steven's reported male count decreased by 30 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #268 to #271. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Steven. That is not a count of zero.

Steven 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.

Annual US counts for StevenFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,4010201620252016: 5 female records2016: 2,401 male records2017: 2,168 male records2018: 2,045 male records2019: 1,981 male records2020: 1,681 male records2021: 1,514 male records2022: 1,351 male records2023: 1,396 male records2024: 1,291 male records2025: 1,261 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——1,261271
2024——1,291268
2023——1,396251
2022——1,351256
2021——1,514235
2020——1,681222
2019——1,981199
2018——2,045198
2017——2,168182
2016518,5522,401167

Questions about Steven’s popularity

How common is Steven in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Steven ranks #271 in male records (1,261 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 Steven?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Steven only.

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