Is Stephen a boy or girl name?
Stephen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 864 boys were named Stephen, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 866,834 US babies named Stephen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #377
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Stephen since 1880
- 866,834
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 23,081 babies
Boys and girls named Stephen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,684 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,733 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 2,247 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 13,503 | 51 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 15,557 | 74 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 18,272 | 80 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 106,810 | 238 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 207,276 | 351 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 152,231 | 477 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 107,812 | 652 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 113,635 | 738 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 75,164 | 220 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 28,901 | 49 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 14,418 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 4,661 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 864 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 898 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 918 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 958 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,023 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,094 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,245 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,333 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,379 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,496 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,452 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,452 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,568 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,579 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,820 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,920 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2,092 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2,375 | #172 | 6 | #17,357 |
| 2006 | 2,552 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 2,745 | #143 | 9 | #11,726 |
| 2004 | 2,851 | #140 | 10 | #10,584 |
| 2003 | 3,142 | #128 | 6 | #15,533 |
| 2002 | 3,349 | #114 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2001 | 3,738 | #102 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4,137 | #95 | 8 | #11,664 |
| 1999 | 4,543 | #85 | 14 | #7,183 |
| 1998 | 5,013 | #78 | 7 | #12,262 |
| 1997 | 5,415 | #68 | 14 | #6,800 |
| 1996 | 6,008 | #59 | 18 | #5,501 |
| 1995 | 6,556 | #57 | 19 | #5,192 |
| 1994 | 7,482 | #49 | 17 | #5,681 |
| 1993 | 8,370 | #47 | 14 | #6,580 |
| 1992 | 9,308 | #45 | 42 | #2,865 |
| 1991 | 10,526 | #41 | 39 | #2,986 |
| 1990 | 11,943 | #39 | 36 | #3,146 |
| 1989 | 11,736 | #40 | 60 | #2,093 |
| 1988 | 11,607 | #40 | 67 | #1,861 |
| 1987 | 11,551 | #38 | 75 | #1,645 |
| 1986 | 11,875 | #36 | 84 | #1,492 |
| 1985 | 12,210 | #36 | 97 | #1,360 |
| 1984 | 12,096 | #35 | 75 | #1,533 |
| 1983 | 11,564 | #35 | 79 | #1,472 |
| 1982 | 10,631 | #38 | 71 | #1,638 |
| 1981 | 10,302 | #39 | 63 | #1,786 |
| 1980 | 10,063 | #40 | 67 | #1,702 |
| 1979 | 9,905 | #40 | 63 | #1,751 |
| 1978 | 9,855 | #37 | 83 | #1,407 |
| 1977 | 9,636 | #38 | 61 | #1,714 |
| 1976 | 9,726 | #37 | 65 | #1,563 |
| 1975 | 9,733 | #34 | 70 | #1,478 |
| 1974 | 10,101 | #35 | 51 | #1,770 |
| 1973 | 9,958 | #32 | 70 | #1,415 |
| 1972 | 11,037 | #29 | 50 | #1,766 |
| 1971 | 13,101 | #27 | 73 | #1,441 |
| 1970 | 14,760 | #27 | 66 | #1,517 |
| 1969 | 15,090 | #27 | 61 | #1,529 |
| 1968 | 14,762 | #27 | 63 | #1,431 |
| 1967 | 15,088 | #26 | 71 | #1,297 |
| 1966 | 14,743 | #26 | 54 | #1,529 |
| 1965 | 14,649 | #28 | 34 | #2,026 |
| 1964 | 14,967 | #29 | 39 | #1,917 |
| 1963 | 14,993 | #29 | 40 | #1,864 |
| 1962 | 15,615 | #28 | 30 | #2,205 |
| 1961 | 16,061 | #27 | 35 | #1,996 |
| 1960 | 16,263 | #27 | 50 | #1,595 |
| 1959 | 16,505 | #28 | 28 | #2,185 |
| 1958 | 17,961 | #26 | 47 | #1,574 |
| 1957 | 19,727 | #24 | 39 | #1,746 |
| 1956 | 21,204 | #23 | 35 | #1,831 |
| 1955 | 22,155 | #21 | 34 | #1,832 |
| 1954 | 21,879 | #20 | 25 | #2,180 |
| 1953 | 21,808 | #21 | 37 | #1,642 |
| 1952 | 23,054 | #21 | 27 | #1,970 |
| 1951 | 22,472 | #19 | 48 | #1,357 |
| 1950 | 20,511 | #19 | 31 | #1,711 |
| 1949 | 20,488 | #19 | 36 | #1,560 |
| 1948 | 17,060 | #20 | 31 | #1,703 |
| 1947 | 15,328 | #21 | 20 | #2,274 |
| 1946 | 11,833 | #24 | 35 | #1,505 |
| 1945 | 8,639 | #26 | 24 | #1,740 |
| 1944 | 7,795 | #28 | 19 | #2,020 |
| 1943 | 7,931 | #29 | 19 | #2,069 |
| 1942 | 7,503 | #32 | 23 | #1,798 |
| 1941 | 5,811 | #41 | 18 | #2,014 |
| 1940 | 4,422 | #49 | 13 | #2,399 |
| 1939 | 3,176 | #65 | 8 | #3,395 |
| 1938 | 2,726 | #74 | 8 | #3,425 |
| 1937 | 2,133 | #92 | 8 | #3,404 |
| 1936 | 1,862 | #99 | 7 | #3,669 |
| 1935 | 1,650 | #113 | 6 | #4,150 |
| 1934 | 1,424 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 1,321 | #126 | 10 | #2,845 |
| 1932 | 1,389 | #124 | 11 | #2,812 |
| 1931 | 1,334 | #130 | 6 | #4,286 |
| 1930 | 1,257 | #138 | 16 | #2,196 |
| 1929 | 1,356 | #126 | 9 | #3,361 |
| 1928 | 1,336 | #130 | 10 | #3,138 |
| 1927 | 1,446 | #125 | 8 | #3,831 |
| 1926 | 1,335 | #130 | 7 | #4,256 |
| 1925 | 1,482 | #122 | 9 | #3,624 |
| 1924 | 1,636 | #110 | 7 | #4,386 |
| 1923 | 1,605 | #109 | 5 | #5,622 |
| 1922 | 1,722 | #101 | 11 | #3,131 |
| 1921 | 1,868 | #97 | 8 | #3,977 |
| 1920 | 1,771 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 1,694 | #97 | 9 | #3,423 |
| 1918 | 1,843 | #96 | 10 | #3,210 |
| 1917 | 1,892 | #89 | 5 | #5,233 |
| 1916 | 1,877 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 1,850 | #86 | 9 | #3,106 |
| 1914 | 1,486 | #80 | 6 | #3,556 |
| 1913 | 1,097 | #86 | 6 | #3,138 |
| 1912 | 928 | #88 | 6 | #2,929 |
| 1911 | 486 | #84 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 350 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 314 | #91 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 280 | #94 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 273 | #95 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 207 | #102 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 246 | #93 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 178 | #117 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 200 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 210 | #94 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 158 | #109 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 181 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 178 | #98 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 195 | #99 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 194 | #94 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 164 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 179 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 174 | #103 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 175 | #101 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 178 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 140 | #106 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 156 | #109 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 164 | #101 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 187 | #98 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 165 | #92 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 181 | #90 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 158 | #93 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 165 | #93 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 140 | #98 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 201 | #81 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 147 | #89 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 176 | #84 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Stephen reached #19 in 1949. As a girl name, it reached #1,297 in 1967. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Stephen
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.