Stephen

Given to 867,669 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −20% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#383

recorded as boys

9 since 2024

Babies in 2025

829

boys 829

Peak year

1951

22,474 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

867,669

since 1880

Born a Stephen? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Stephen was most popular in 1951, when 22,474 babies recorded as boys got the name (11.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 829 babies were named Stephen, ranking #383 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.

Download chart

Credit line

Show every year

Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	829	383
2024	<5	—	870	374
2023	<5	—	898	363
2022	<5	—	919	358
2021	<5	—	958	339
2020	<5	—	1,024	322
2019	<5	—	1,095	310
2018	<5	—	1,246	283
2017	<5	—	1,334	270
2016	<5	—	1,379	265
2015	<5	—	1,497	246
2014	<5	—	1,452	257
2013	<5	—	1,452	252
2012	<5	—	1,568	225
2011	<5	—	1,579	228
2010	<5	—	1,820	201
2009	<5	—	1,920	199
2008	<5	—	2,092	191
2007	6	15491	2,376	172
2006	<5	—	2,552	164
2005	9	10921	2,745	143
2004	10	9892	2,851	140
2003	6	13844	3,142	128
2002	10	9482	3,349	114
2001	<5	—	3,738	102
2000	8	10745	4,137	95
1999	14	6836	4,543	85
1998	7	11138	5,013	78
1997	14	6483	5,414	68
1996	18	5280	6,008	59
1995	19	5019	6,556	57
1994	17	5445	7,481	49
1993	14	6264	8,369	47
1992	42	2830	9,308	45
1991	39	2935	10,525	41
1990	36	3078	11,943	39
1989	60	2072	11,736	40
1988	67	1839	11,607	40
1987	75	1630	11,550	38
1986	84	1484	11,877	36
1985	97	1350	12,210	36
1984	75	1511	12,096	35
1983	79	1463	11,564	35
1982	71	1621	10,627	38
1981	63	1767	10,302	39
1980	67	1692	10,062	40
1979	63	1731	9,903	40
1978	83	1397	9,854	37
1977	61	1701	9,635	38
1976	65	1551	9,727	37
1975	70	1459	9,732	34
1974	51	1760	10,101	35
1973	70	1399	9,955	32
1972	50	1749	11,037	29
1971	73	1427	13,102	27
1970	66	1505	14,758	27
1969	61	1517	15,090	27
1968	63	1418	14,761	27
1967	71	1281	15,087	26
1966	54	1515	14,742	26
1965	34	1993	14,648	28
1964	39	1892	14,968	29
1963	40	1839	14,992	29
1962	30	2163	15,616	28
1961	35	1955	16,069	27
1960	50	1580	16,267	27
1959	28	2152	16,504	28
1958	47	1557	17,962	26
1957	39	1728	19,726	24
1956	35	1796	21,204	23
1955	34	1803	22,155	21
1954	25	2122	21,878	20
1953	37	1622	21,807	21
1952	27	1934	23,055	21
1951	48	1339	22,474	19
1950	31	1679	20,511	19
1949	36	1543	20,488	19
1948	31	1669	17,061	20
1947	20	2200	15,328	21
1946	35	1481	11,832	24
1945	24	1699	8,641	26
1944	19	1967	7,793	28
1943	19	1994	7,932	29
1942	23	1760	7,503	32
1941	18	1954	5,811	41
1940	13	2297	4,423	49
1939	8	3145	3,176	65
1938	8	3181	2,726	74
1937	8	3146	2,133	92
1936	7	3376	1,862	99
1935	6	3742	1,650	113
1934	<5	—	1,424	121
1933	10	2688	1,321	126
1932	11	2644	1,389	124
1931	6	3848	1,334	129
1930	16	2110	1,257	138
1929	9	3137	1,357	126
1928	10	2954	1,335	130
1927	8	3561	1,446	125
1926	7	3873	1,335	130
1925	9	3362	1,482	122
1924	7	4002	1,635	110
1923	5	4967	1,605	109
1922	11	2958	1,722	101
1921	8	3666	1,868	97
1920	<5	—	1,771	96
1919	9	3219	1,693	97
1918	10	3024	1,843	96
1917	5	4594	1,892	89
1916	<5	—	1,877	87
1915	9	2900	1,850	86
1914	6	3188	1,486	80
1913	6	2827	1,097	86
1912	6	2634	928	88
1911	<5	—	486	83
1910	<5	—	350	95
1909	<5	—	314	90
1908	<5	—	280	94
1907	<5	—	273	94
1906	<5	—	207	102
1905	<5	—	246	93
1904	<5	—	178	117
1903	<5	—	200	96
1902	<5	—	210	94
1901	<5	—	158	108
1900	<5	—	181	127
1899	<5	—	178	97
1898	<5	—	195	98
1897	<5	—	194	94
1896	<5	—	164	113
1895	<5	—	179	103
1894	<5	—	174	103
1893	<5	—	175	101
1892	<5	—	178	104
1891	<5	—	140	106
1890	<5	—	156	107
1889	<5	—	164	101
1888	<5	—	187	98
1887	<5	—	165	91
1886	<5	—	181	89
1885	<5	—	158	93
1884	<5	—	165	93
1883	<5	—	140	97
1882	<5	—	201	81
1881	<5	—	147	88
1880	<5	—	176	84