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How popular is Steve?
#1,609 boy name in 2025
105 baby boys were named Steve in the US in 2025, making it the 1609th most popular boy name.
159,773living people named Steve (est.)
65median age of people named Steve
242,131babies named Steve since 1880
1 in 31,575US babies born in 2025
Steve popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,609 for boys (▲ 76 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 105 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #939 in 2015, #1,250 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1959 (11,068 boys) |
| Highest rank | #41 in 1959 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Steve is most popular
Babies named Steve per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (103 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (52 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (70 boys)
Steve by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 618 | #177 |
| 1890s | 752 | #171 |
| 1900s | 1,307 | #140 |
| 1910s | 9,638 | #108 |
| 1920s | 11,354 | #127 |
| 1930s | 8,572 | #139 |
| 1940s | 36,286 | #58 |
| 1950s | 64,212 | #41 |
| 1960s | 65,619 | #43 |
| 1970s | 16,652 | #114 |
| 1980s | 10,392 | #201 |
| 1990s | 7,654 | #267 |
| 2000s | 5,097 | #393 |
| 2010s | 2,348 | #707 |
| 2020s | 723 | #1,250 |
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Questions
- Is Steve a boy or girl name?
- Steve is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Steve were boys.
- How popular is the name Steve?
- 105 baby boys were named Steve in the US in 2025, making it the 1609th most popular boy name.
- When was Steve most popular?
- Steve peaked in 1959, when 11,068 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #41 in 1959.
- How many people are named Steve?
- 242,131 babies have been named Steve in the US since 1880. We estimate about 159,773 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 65.
- Where is Steve most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Steve was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.