Is Steele a boy or girl name?
Steele is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 135 boys were named Steele, so 6.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.1% of the 3,000 US babies named Steele were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,387
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,152
- Babies named Steele since 1920
- 3,000
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 161 babies
Boys and girls named Steele, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 46 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 55 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 58 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 153 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 356 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 487 | 11 | 2.2% |
| 2010s | 1,018 | 65 | 6% |
| 2020s | 616 | 47 | 7.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 135 | #1,387 | 10 | #10,152 |
| 2023 | 143 | #1,335 | 18 | #6,636 |
| 2022 | 120 | #1,514 | 8 | #12,108 |
| 2021 | 112 | #1,563 | 11 | #9,473 |
| 2020 | 106 | #1,561 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 104 | #1,603 | 12 | #9,045 |
| 2018 | 133 | #1,351 | 11 | #9,733 |
| 2017 | 147 | #1,249 | 14 | #8,248 |
| 2016 | 134 | #1,338 | 7 | #14,164 |
| 2015 | 101 | #1,597 | 11 | #10,069 |
| 2014 | 94 | #1,652 | 5 | #18,890 |
| 2013 | 89 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 92 | #1,674 | 5 | #19,200 |
| 2011 | 71 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 53 | #2,393 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 54 | #2,398 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 51 | #2,504 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 53 | #2,434 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,442 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,559 | 5 | #18,825 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,835 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,288 | 6 | #15,165 |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,379 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,057 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,960 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,476 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 34 | #2,342 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 34 | #2,286 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,522 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,819 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,687 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,683 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,848 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,630 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,111 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 11 | #4,016 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,804 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,900 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,923 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,155 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,814 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,292 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,384 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,156 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #5,010 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,378 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,346 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,287 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,434 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,918 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,878 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,538 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,609 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,556 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,621 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,799 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,441 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,183 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,307 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,396 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,337 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,191 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,996 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,778 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,289 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,068 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,846 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,947 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,225 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,633 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,094 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,657 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,156 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,698 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,866 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,775 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,901 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,742 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Steele reached #1,249 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #6,636 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.