Is Steven a boy or girl name?
Steven is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,284 boys were named Steven, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 1,296,316 US babies named Steven were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #269
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Steven since 1880
- 1,296,316
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 38,488 babies
Boys and girls named Steven, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 177 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 186 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 338 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,530 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 3,639 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 4,834 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 81,205 | 147 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 333,657 | 611 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 290,599 | 956 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 188,096 | 1,091 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 177,470 | 1,168 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 121,104 | 357 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 53,908 | 125 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 26,889 | 10 | 0% |
| 2020s | 7,219 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,284 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,394 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,350 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,512 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,679 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,978 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2,044 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2,167 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2,400 | #167 | 5 | #18,546 |
| 2015 | 2,715 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,809 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2,889 | #134 | 5 | #18,937 |
| 2012 | 3,240 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3,211 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3,436 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3,833 | #106 | 9 | #12,327 |
| 2008 | 4,228 | #104 | 10 | #11,497 |
| 2007 | 4,556 | #97 | 9 | #12,555 |
| 2006 | 4,823 | #90 | 9 | #12,304 |
| 2005 | 5,079 | #83 | 9 | #11,727 |
| 2004 | 5,356 | #78 | 25 | #5,194 |
| 2003 | 5,860 | #70 | 8 | #12,266 |
| 2002 | 6,222 | #68 | 15 | #7,395 |
| 2001 | 6,589 | #63 | 14 | #7,669 |
| 2000 | 7,362 | #54 | 17 | #6,446 |
| 1999 | 7,689 | #47 | 20 | #5,399 |
| 1998 | 8,115 | #46 | 18 | #5,772 |
| 1997 | 8,766 | #40 | 23 | #4,644 |
| 1996 | 9,649 | #38 | 26 | #4,173 |
| 1995 | 10,660 | #37 | 20 | #5,005 |
| 1994 | 12,088 | #34 | 39 | #3,031 |
| 1993 | 13,473 | #31 | 45 | #2,719 |
| 1992 | 15,040 | #29 | 52 | #2,483 |
| 1991 | 16,861 | #27 | 45 | #2,698 |
| 1990 | 18,763 | #25 | 69 | #1,987 |
| 1989 | 18,929 | #22 | 80 | #1,714 |
| 1988 | 17,864 | #24 | 123 | #1,224 |
| 1987 | 17,769 | #25 | 114 | #1,247 |
| 1986 | 18,099 | #25 | 125 | #1,147 |
| 1985 | 18,728 | #24 | 145 | #1,040 |
| 1984 | 18,219 | #23 | 127 | #1,095 |
| 1983 | 18,311 | #23 | 131 | #1,066 |
| 1982 | 17,148 | #26 | 117 | #1,177 |
| 1981 | 16,484 | #28 | 95 | #1,326 |
| 1980 | 15,919 | #28 | 111 | #1,196 |
| 1979 | 16,335 | #27 | 137 | #1,029 |
| 1978 | 16,391 | #24 | 109 | #1,168 |
| 1977 | 16,489 | #23 | 108 | #1,159 |
| 1976 | 16,652 | #20 | 92 | #1,235 |
| 1975 | 17,054 | #18 | 106 | #1,110 |
| 1974 | 17,667 | #19 | 89 | #1,236 |
| 1973 | 17,177 | #20 | 91 | #1,192 |
| 1972 | 19,853 | #19 | 105 | #1,089 |
| 1971 | 23,683 | #16 | 127 | #995 |
| 1970 | 26,795 | #15 | 127 | #988 |
| 1969 | 26,535 | #14 | 123 | #969 |
| 1968 | 25,493 | #15 | 112 | #990 |
| 1967 | 27,030 | #14 | 107 | #989 |
| 1966 | 27,699 | #13 | 100 | #1,049 |
| 1965 | 27,977 | #14 | 90 | #1,120 |
| 1964 | 29,709 | #12 | 95 | #1,133 |
| 1963 | 29,322 | #14 | 75 | #1,278 |
| 1962 | 30,686 | #12 | 84 | #1,211 |
| 1961 | 32,273 | #10 | 74 | #1,294 |
| 1960 | 33,875 | #10 | 96 | #1,101 |
| 1959 | 33,595 | #10 | 96 | #1,097 |
| 1958 | 32,963 | #10 | 80 | #1,195 |
| 1957 | 36,844 | #10 | 69 | #1,271 |
| 1956 | 38,410 | #10 | 78 | #1,185 |
| 1955 | 37,841 | #10 | 44 | #1,554 |
| 1954 | 36,630 | #11 | 54 | #1,375 |
| 1953 | 33,724 | #11 | 62 | #1,239 |
| 1952 | 32,037 | #11 | 49 | #1,399 |
| 1951 | 28,363 | #13 | 39 | #1,525 |
| 1950 | 23,250 | #16 | 40 | #1,470 |
| 1949 | 19,923 | #20 | 31 | #1,734 |
| 1948 | 15,979 | #23 | 20 | #2,249 |
| 1947 | 13,529 | #24 | 19 | #2,345 |
| 1946 | 8,878 | #28 | 22 | #2,016 |
| 1945 | 5,974 | #43 | 12 | #2,726 |
| 1944 | 5,113 | #52 | 10 | #3,119 |
| 1943 | 4,267 | #58 | 14 | #2,544 |
| 1942 | 3,505 | #75 | 11 | #2,968 |
| 1941 | 2,468 | #90 | 8 | #3,528 |
| 1940 | 1,569 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 1,130 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 772 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 534 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 443 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 409 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 322 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 296 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 325 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 292 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 311 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 296 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 350 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 336 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 348 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 398 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 321 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 347 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 395 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 430 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 418 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 381 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 378 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 385 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 367 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 298 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 253 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 177 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 151 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 74 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 66 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 55 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 40 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 36 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 34 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 25 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 25 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 25 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 32 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 24 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 42 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 18 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 26 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 17 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 17 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 16 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 13 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 20 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 21 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 18 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 20 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 14 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 20 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 15 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 20 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 21 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 20 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 13 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 22 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 15 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 17 | #441 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Steven reached #10 in 1955. As a girl name, it reached #969 in 1969. 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 Steven
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.