Is Steve a boy or girl name?
Steve is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 99 boys were named Steve, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 242,029 US babies named Steve were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,692
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Steve since 1880
- 242,029
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 11,094 babies
Boys and girls named Steve, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 618 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 752 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,307 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 9,638 | 33 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 11,354 | 76 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 8,572 | 34 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 36,283 | 94 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 64,215 | 205 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 65,620 | 200 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 16,654 | 129 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 10,391 | 103 | 1% |
| 1990s | 7,655 | 33 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 5,097 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,348 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 618 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 114 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 122 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 135 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 148 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 159 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 167 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 189 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 205 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 224 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 256 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 242 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 303 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 324 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 279 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 415 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 422 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 448 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 472 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 475 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 484 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 563 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 545 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 624 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 649 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 660 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 635 | #390 | 5 | #16,288 |
| 1997 | 627 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 649 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 754 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 714 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 831 | #319 | 6 | #13,226 |
| 1992 | 882 | #303 | 5 | #15,297 |
| 1991 | 896 | #290 | 9 | #9,261 |
| 1990 | 1,007 | #267 | 8 | #10,072 |
| 1989 | 997 | #255 | 8 | #9,573 |
| 1988 | 949 | #248 | 22 | #4,155 |
| 1987 | 1,004 | #233 | 8 | #8,670 |
| 1986 | 989 | #235 | 10 | #7,064 |
| 1985 | 989 | #234 | 9 | #7,486 |
| 1984 | 1,041 | #218 | 9 | #7,337 |
| 1983 | 1,063 | #215 | 6 | #10,110 |
| 1982 | 1,025 | #229 | 12 | #5,862 |
| 1981 | 1,116 | #220 | 8 | #8,046 |
| 1980 | 1,218 | #201 | 11 | #6,269 |
| 1979 | 1,254 | #193 | 10 | #6,634 |
| 1978 | 1,235 | #193 | 10 | #6,329 |
| 1977 | 1,269 | #182 | 12 | #5,492 |
| 1976 | 1,407 | #167 | 15 | #4,325 |
| 1975 | 1,383 | #171 | 16 | #4,107 |
| 1974 | 1,445 | #167 | 12 | #4,980 |
| 1973 | 1,512 | #160 | 10 | #5,526 |
| 1972 | 1,845 | #143 | 15 | #4,060 |
| 1971 | 2,372 | #131 | 14 | #4,283 |
| 1970 | 2,932 | #114 | 15 | #4,018 |
| 1969 | 3,063 | #98 | 13 | #4,154 |
| 1968 | 3,409 | #89 | 20 | #2,959 |
| 1967 | 3,908 | #79 | 13 | #3,822 |
| 1966 | 4,617 | #67 | 27 | #2,347 |
| 1965 | 5,685 | #55 | 11 | #4,169 |
| 1964 | 7,091 | #51 | 17 | #3,224 |
| 1963 | 8,051 | #49 | 28 | #2,293 |
| 1962 | 9,152 | #46 | 24 | #2,529 |
| 1961 | 9,998 | #45 | 26 | #2,405 |
| 1960 | 10,646 | #43 | 21 | #2,717 |
| 1959 | 11,067 | #41 | 27 | #2,228 |
| 1958 | 10,082 | #44 | 30 | #2,064 |
| 1957 | 8,908 | #44 | 35 | #1,863 |
| 1956 | 6,474 | #59 | 25 | #2,239 |
| 1955 | 5,510 | #72 | 16 | #2,953 |
| 1954 | 5,062 | #76 | 17 | #2,774 |
| 1953 | 4,539 | #84 | 9 | #4,196 |
| 1952 | 4,313 | #85 | 16 | #2,788 |
| 1951 | 4,053 | #86 | 16 | #2,681 |
| 1950 | 4,207 | #83 | 14 | #2,893 |
| 1949 | 5,027 | #68 | 12 | #3,157 |
| 1948 | 5,741 | #60 | 14 | #2,821 |
| 1947 | 6,231 | #58 | 8 | #4,305 |
| 1946 | 4,568 | #69 | 8 | #3,951 |
| 1945 | 3,384 | #79 | 10 | #3,104 |
| 1944 | 2,836 | #89 | 11 | #2,929 |
| 1943 | 2,684 | #93 | 11 | #3,014 |
| 1942 | 2,376 | #102 | 9 | #3,411 |
| 1941 | 1,881 | #112 | 5 | #5,004 |
| 1940 | 1,555 | #121 | 6 | #4,291 |
| 1939 | 1,208 | #139 | 6 | #4,193 |
| 1938 | 1,077 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 846 | #172 | 7 | #3,757 |
| 1936 | 741 | #178 | 6 | #4,118 |
| 1935 | 773 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 771 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 728 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 780 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 786 | #173 | 8 | #3,455 |
| 1930 | 862 | #169 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1929 | 887 | #162 | 7 | #4,002 |
| 1928 | 925 | #162 | 14 | #2,489 |
| 1927 | 1,027 | #154 | 14 | #2,529 |
| 1926 | 1,052 | #151 | 9 | #3,521 |
| 1925 | 1,145 | #144 | 7 | #4,379 |
| 1924 | 1,219 | #139 | 8 | #3,964 |
| 1923 | 1,255 | #133 | 6 | #4,904 |
| 1922 | 1,269 | #130 | 5 | #5,688 |
| 1921 | 1,294 | #130 | 6 | #5,026 |
| 1920 | 1,281 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 1,294 | #125 | 7 | #4,202 |
| 1918 | 1,523 | #109 | 5 | #5,489 |
| 1917 | 1,385 | #112 | 11 | #2,855 |
| 1916 | 1,399 | #108 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 1,335 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 998 | #112 | 5 | #4,122 |
| 1913 | 661 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 543 | #123 | 5 | #3,375 |
| 1911 | 255 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 245 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 187 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 149 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 157 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 131 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 126 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 123 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 127 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 92 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 76 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 139 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 78 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 87 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 79 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 94 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 71 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 80 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 73 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 68 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 56 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 66 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 64 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 83 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 54 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 70 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 60 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 66 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 62 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 63 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 44 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 52 | #232 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Steve reached #41 in 1959. As a girl name, it reached #1,863 in 1957. 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 Steve
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.