Steve
Boy name
Steve meaning
crown, wreath
Steve at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,680 in 2024
Steve popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #225 | 52 |
| 1890 | #201 | 66 |
| 1900 | #150 | 139 |
| 1910 | #135 | 245 |
| 1920 | #127 | 1,281 |
| 1930 | #169 | 862 |
| 1940 | #121 | 1,555 |
| 1950 | #83 | 4,207 |
| 1959 | #41 | 11,067 |
| 1960 | #43 | 10,646 |
| 1970 | #113 | 2,932 |
| 1980 | #201 | 1,218 |
| 1990 | #267 | 1,007 |
| 2000 | #393 | 649 |
| 2010 | #785 | 279 |
| 2020 | #1,248 | 148 |
| 2024 | #1,680 | 99 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #225 | 52 |
| 1881 | #229 | 44 |
| 1882 | #203 | 63 |
| 1883 | #190 | 62 |
| 1884 | #202 | 66 |
| 1885 | #204 | 60 |
| 1886 | #192 | 70 |
| 1887 | #210 | 54 |
| 1888 | #177 | 83 |
| 1889 | #203 | 64 |
| 1890 | #201 | 66 |
| 1891 | #211 | 56 |
| 1892 | #213 | 68 |
| 1893 | #197 | 73 |
| 1894 | #184 | 80 |
| 1895 | #203 | 71 |
| 1896 | #171 | 94 |
| 1897 | #192 | 79 |
| 1898 | #179 | 87 |
| 1899 | #180 | 78 |
| 1900 | #150 | 139 |
| 1901 | #192 | 76 |
| 1902 | #181 | 92 |
| 1903 | #147 | 127 |
| 1904 | #156 | 123 |
| 1905 | #160 | 126 |
| 1906 | #153 | 131 |
| 1907 | #147 | 157 |
| 1908 | #161 | 149 |
| 1909 | #140 | 187 |
| 1910 | #135 | 245 |
| 1911 | #133 | 255 |
| 1912 | #123 | 543 |
| 1913 | #121 | 661 |
| 1914 | #112 | 998 |
| 1915 | #110 | 1,335 |
| 1916 | #108 | 1,399 |
| 1917 | #112 | 1,385 |
| 1918 | #109 | 1,523 |
| 1919 | #125 | 1,294 |
| 1920 | #127 | 1,281 |
| 1921 | #130 | 1,294 |
| 1922 | #130 | 1,269 |
| 1923 | #133 | 1,255 |
| 1924 | #139 | 1,219 |
| 1925 | #144 | 1,145 |
| 1926 | #151 | 1,052 |
| 1927 | #154 | 1,027 |
| 1928 | #162 | 925 |
| 1929 | #162 | 887 |
| 1930 | #169 | 862 |
| 1931 | #173 | 786 |
| 1932 | #177 | 780 |
| 1933 | #178 | 728 |
| 1934 | #176 | 771 |
| 1935 | #176 | 773 |
| 1936 | #178 | 741 |
| 1937 | #172 | 846 |
| 1938 | #149 | 1,077 |
| 1939 | #139 | 1,208 |
| 1940 | #121 | 1,555 |
| 1941 | #112 | 1,881 |
| 1942 | #102 | 2,376 |
| 1943 | #93 | 2,684 |
| 1944 | #89 | 2,836 |
| 1945 | #79 | 3,384 |
| 1946 | #69 | 4,568 |
| 1947 | #58 | 6,231 |
| 1948 | #60 | 5,741 |
| 1949 | #68 | 5,027 |
| 1950 | #83 | 4,207 |
| 1951 | #86 | 4,053 |
| 1952 | #85 | 4,313 |
| 1953 | #84 | 4,539 |
| 1954 | #76 | 5,062 |
| 1955 | #72 | 5,510 |
| 1956 | #59 | 6,474 |
| 1957 | #44 | 8,908 |
| 1958 | #44 | 10,082 |
| 1959 | #41 | 11,067 |
| 1960 | #43 | 10,646 |
| 1961 | #45 | 9,998 |
| 1962 | #46 | 9,152 |
| 1963 | #49 | 8,051 |
| 1964 | #51 | 7,091 |
| 1965 | #55 | 5,685 |
| 1966 | #67 | 4,617 |
| 1967 | #79 | 3,908 |
| 1968 | #89 | 3,409 |
| 1969 | #98 | 3,063 |
| 1970 | #113 | 2,932 |
| 1971 | #131 | 2,372 |
| 1972 | #143 | 1,845 |
| 1973 | #160 | 1,512 |
| 1974 | #167 | 1,445 |
| 1975 | #170 | 1,383 |
| 1976 | #167 | 1,407 |
| 1977 | #182 | 1,269 |
| 1978 | #193 | 1,235 |
| 1979 | #193 | 1,254 |
| 1980 | #201 | 1,218 |
| 1981 | #220 | 1,116 |
| 1982 | #229 | 1,025 |
| 1983 | #215 | 1,063 |
| 1984 | #218 | 1,041 |
| 1985 | #234 | 989 |
| 1986 | #235 | 989 |
| 1987 | #233 | 1,004 |
| 1988 | #248 | 949 |
| 1989 | #255 | 997 |
| 1990 | #267 | 1,007 |
| 1991 | #290 | 896 |
| 1992 | #303 | 882 |
| 1993 | #319 | 831 |
| 1994 | #345 | 714 |
| 1995 | #334 | 754 |
| 1996 | #368 | 649 |
| 1997 | #386 | 627 |
| 1998 | #390 | 635 |
| 1999 | #390 | 660 |
| 2000 | #393 | 649 |
| 2001 | #401 | 624 |
| 2002 | #451 | 545 |
| 2003 | #443 | 563 |
| 2004 | #505 | 484 |
| 2005 | #518 | 475 |
| 2006 | #535 | 472 |
| 2007 | #573 | 448 |
| 2008 | #595 | 422 |
| 2009 | #611 | 415 |
| 2010 | #785 | 279 |
| 2011 | #707 | 324 |
| 2012 | #754 | 303 |
| 2013 | #872 | 242 |
| 2014 | #863 | 256 |
| 2015 | #939 | 224 |
| 2016 | #993 | 205 |
| 2017 | #1,056 | 189 |
| 2018 | #1,150 | 167 |
| 2019 | #1,202 | 159 |
| 2020 | #1,248 | 148 |
| 2021 | #1,365 | 135 |
| 2022 | #1,479 | 122 |
| 2023 | #1,536 | 114 |
| 2024 | #1,680 | 99 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Steve” (revision 91189552), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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