Steve

Given to 242,131 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −30% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#1609
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
105
boys 105
Peak year
1959
11,068 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
242,131
since 1880

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Steve was most popular in 1959, when 11,068 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 105 babies were named Steve, ranking #1609 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.01.534.5618801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1959 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Steve was most popular in 1959, when 11,068 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 105 babies were named Steve, ranking #1609 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.01.534.561880192019602000Peak 1959

Steve was most popular in 1959, when 11,068 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 105 babies were named Steve, ranking #1609 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 105 1609
2024 <5 — 99 1685
2023 <5 — 114 1539
2022 <5 — 122 1479
2021 <5 — 135 1365
2020 <5 — 148 1250
2019 <5 — 159 1202
2018 <5 — 167 1151
2017 <5 — 189 1056
2016 <5 — 205 993
2015 <5 — 224 939
2014 <5 — 256 863
2013 <5 — 242 872
2012 <5 — 303 754
2011 <5 — 324 707
2010 <5 — 279 785
2009 <5 — 415 611
2008 <5 — 422 595
2007 <5 — 448 573
2006 <5 — 472 535
2005 <5 — 475 518
2004 <5 — 484 505
2003 <5 — 563 443
2002 <5 — 545 451
2001 <5 — 624 401
2000 <5 — 649 393
1999 <5 — 660 390
1998 5 14122 635 390
1997 <5 — 627 386
1996 <5 — 648 369
1995 <5 — 754 334
1994 <5 — 714 345
1993 6 11780 831 319
1992 5 13317 882 303
1991 9 8588 896 290
1990 8 9247 1,007 267
1989 8 8761 997 255
1988 22 4015 949 248
1987 8 7987 1,004 233
1986 10 6612 989 235
1985 9 6955 990 234
1984 9 6810 1,042 218
1983 6 9015 1,063 215
1982 12 5534 1,024 229
1981 8 7409 1,116 220
1980 11 5912 1,218 201
1979 10 6189 1,254 193
1978 10 5958 1,236 193
1977 12 5213 1,270 182
1976 15 4154 1,407 167
1975 16 3950 1,383 170
1974 12 4720 1,443 167
1973 10 5191 1,511 160
1972 15 3894 1,845 143
1971 14 4123 2,373 131
1970 15 3872 2,930 114
1969 13 3958 3,062 98
1968 20 2874 3,408 89
1967 13 3656 3,909 79
1966 27 2308 4,617 67
1965 11 3952 5,685 55
1964 17 3108 7,092 51
1963 28 2252 8,050 49
1962 24 2463 9,154 46
1961 26 2359 9,997 45
1960 21 2649 10,645 43
1959 27 2191 11,068 41
1958 30 2025 10,079 44
1957 35 1842 8,910 44
1956 25 2194 6,472 59
1955 16 2839 5,509 72
1954 17 2695 5,062 76
1953 9 3955 4,539 84
1952 16 2671 4,313 85
1951 16 2577 4,053 86
1950 14 2781 4,207 83
1949 12 2999 5,027 68
1948 14 2701 5,742 60
1947 8 4007 6,231 58
1946 8 3665 4,570 69
1945 10 2916 3,384 79
1944 11 2762 2,836 89
1943 11 2861 2,684 93
1942 9 3194 2,376 102
1941 5 4420 1,881 112
1940 6 3863 1,555 121
1939 6 3782 1,208 139
1938 <5 — 1,077 149
1937 7 3434 846 172
1936 6 3701 741 178
1935 <5 — 773 176
1934 <5 — 771 176
1933 <5 — 728 178
1932 <5 — 780 177
1931 8 3226 786 173
1930 7 3658 862 169
1929 7 3682 887 162
1928 14 2381 925 162
1927 14 2433 1,027 154
1926 9 3269 1,052 151
1925 7 4028 1,145 144
1924 8 3665 1,219 139
1923 6 4376 1,255 133
1922 5 5009 1,269 130
1921 6 4464 1,294 130
1920 <5 — 1,281 127
1919 7 3817 1,294 125
1918 5 4809 1,523 109
1917 11 2693 1,385 112
1916 <5 — 1,399 108
1915 <5 — 1,335 110
1914 5 3618 998 112
1913 <5 — 661 121
1912 5 2979 543 123
1911 <5 — 255 133
1910 <5 — 245 135
1909 <5 — 187 140
1908 <5 — 149 161
1907 <5 — 157 147
1906 <5 — 131 153
1905 <5 — 126 160
1904 <5 — 123 156
1903 <5 — 127 147
1902 <5 — 92 181
1901 <5 — 76 192
1900 <5 — 139 150
1899 <5 — 78 180
1898 <5 — 87 179
1897 <5 — 79 192
1896 <5 — 94 171
1895 <5 — 71 203
1894 <5 — 80 184
1893 <5 — 73 197
1892 <5 — 68 213
1891 <5 — 56 211
1890 <5 — 66 201
1889 <5 — 64 203
1888 <5 — 83 177
1887 <5 — 54 210
1886 <5 — 70 192
1885 <5 — 60 204
1884 <5 — 66 202
1883 <5 — 62 190
1882 <5 — 63 203
1881 <5 — 44 229
1880 <5 — 52 225

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Where Steve is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years