Stephen
Last seen for girls in 2007 at #15,491 · #383 for boys in 2025, 829 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1951 · 22,474 births
- Debut · boys
- 176 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 95 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 864,739since 1880
Stephen over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #383 | 829 | |
| 2024 | — | #374 | 870 | |
| 2023 | — | #363 | 898 | |
| 2022 | — | #358 | 919 | |
| 2021 | — | #339 | 958 | |
| 2020 | — | #322 | 1,024 | |
| 2019 | — | #310 | 1,095 | |
| 2018 | — | #283 | 1,246 | |
| 2017 | — | #270 | 1,334 | |
| 2016 | — | #265 | 1,379 | |
| 2015 | — | #246 | 1,497 | |
| 2014 | — | #257 | 1,452 | |
| 2013 | — | #252 | 1,452 | |
| 2012 | — | #225 | 1,568 | |
| 2011 | — | #228 | 1,579 | |
| 2010 | — | #201 | 1,820 | |
| 2009 | — | #199 | 1,920 | |
| 2008 | — | #191 | 2,092 | |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #172 | 2,376 |
| 2006 | — | #164 | 2,552 | |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #143 | 2,745 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #140 | 2,851 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #128 | 3,142 |
| 2002 | #9,482 | 10 | #114 | 3,349 |
| 2001 | — | #102 | 3,738 | |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #95 | 4,137 |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | #85 | 4,543 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #78 | 5,013 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #68 | 5,414 |
| 1996 | #5,280 | 18 | #59 | 6,008 |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | #57 | 6,556 |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | #49 | 7,481 |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | #47 | 8,369 |
| 1992 | #2,830 | 42 | #45 | 9,308 |
| 1991 | #2,935 | 39 | #41 | 10,525 |
| 1990 | #3,078 | 36 | #39 | 11,943 |
| 1989 | #2,072 | 60 | #40 | 11,736 |
| 1988 | #1,839 | 67 | #40 | 11,607 |
| 1987 | #1,630 | 75 | #38 | 11,550 |
| 1986 | #1,484 | 84 | #36 | 11,877 |
| 1985 | #1,350 | 97 | #36 | 12,210 |
| 1984 | #1,511 | 75 | #35 | 12,096 |
| 1983 | #1,463 | 79 | #35 | 11,564 |
| 1982 | #1,621 | 71 | #38 | 10,627 |
| 1981 | #1,767 | 63 | #39 | 10,302 |
| 1980 | #1,692 | 67 | #40 | 10,062 |
| 1979 | #1,731 | 63 | #40 | 9,903 |
| 1978 | #1,397 | 83 | #37 | 9,854 |
| 1977 | #1,701 | 61 | #38 | 9,635 |
| 1976 | #1,551 | 65 | #37 | 9,727 |
| 1975 | #1,459 | 70 | #34 | 9,732 |
| 1974 | #1,760 | 51 | #35 | 10,101 |
| 1973 | #1,399 | 70 | #32 | 9,955 |
| 1972 | #1,749 | 50 | #29 | 11,037 |
| 1971 | #1,427 | 73 | #27 | 13,102 |
| 1970 | #1,505 | 66 | #27 | 14,758 |
| 1969 | #1,517 | 61 | #27 | 15,090 |
| 1968 | #1,418 | 63 | #27 | 14,761 |
| 1967 | #1,281 | 71 | #26 | 15,087 |
| 1966 | #1,515 | 54 | #26 | 14,742 |
| 1965 | #1,993 | 34 | #28 | 14,648 |
| 1964 | #1,892 | 39 | #29 | 14,968 |
| 1963 | #1,839 | 40 | #29 | 14,992 |
| 1962 | #2,163 | 30 | #28 | 15,616 |
| 1961 | #1,955 | 35 | #27 | 16,069 |
| 1960 | #1,580 | 50 | #27 | 16,267 |
| 1959 | #2,152 | 28 | #28 | 16,504 |
| 1958 | #1,557 | 47 | #26 | 17,962 |
| 1957 | #1,728 | 39 | #24 | 19,726 |
| 1956 | #1,796 | 35 | #23 | 21,204 |
| 1955 | #1,803 | 34 | #21 | 22,155 |
| 1954 | #2,122 | 25 | #20 | 21,878 |
| 1953 | #1,622 | 37 | #21 | 21,807 |
| 1952 | #1,934 | 27 | #21 | 23,055 |
| 1951 | #1,339 | 48 | #19 | 22,474 |
| 1950 | #1,679 | 31 | #19 | 20,511 |
| 1949 | #1,543 | 36 | #19 | 20,488 |
| 1948 | #1,669 | 31 | #20 | 17,061 |
| 1947 | #2,200 | 20 | #21 | 15,328 |
| 1946 | #1,481 | 35 | #24 | 11,832 |
| 1945 | #1,699 | 24 | #26 | 8,641 |
| 1944 | #1,967 | 19 | #28 | 7,793 |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | #29 | 7,932 |
| 1942 | #1,760 | 23 | #32 | 7,503 |
| 1941 | #1,954 | 18 | #41 | 5,811 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #49 | 4,423 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #65 | 3,176 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #74 | 2,726 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #92 | 2,133 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #99 | 1,862 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #113 | 1,650 |
| 1934 | — | #121 | 1,424 | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #126 | 1,321 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #124 | 1,389 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #129 | 1,334 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | #138 | 1,257 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #126 | 1,357 |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | #130 | 1,335 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #125 | 1,446 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #130 | 1,335 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #122 | 1,482 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #110 | 1,635 |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #109 | 1,605 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | #101 | 1,722 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #97 | 1,868 |
| 1920 | — | #96 | 1,771 | |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #97 | 1,693 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 | #96 | 1,843 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #89 | 1,892 |
| 1916 | — | #87 | 1,877 | |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | #86 | 1,850 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #80 | 1,486 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #86 | 1,097 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #88 | 928 |
| 1911 | — | #83 | 486 | |
| 1910 | — | #95 | 350 | |
| 1909 | — | #90 | 314 | |
| 1908 | — | #94 | 280 | |
| 1907 | — | #94 | 273 | |
| 1906 | — | #102 | 207 | |
| 1905 | — | #93 | 246 | |
| 1904 | — | #117 | 178 | |
| 1903 | — | #96 | 200 | |
| 1902 | — | #94 | 210 | |
| 1901 | — | #108 | 158 | |
| 1900 | — | #127 | 181 | |
| 1899 | — | #97 | 178 | |
| 1898 | — | #98 | 195 | |
| 1897 | — | #94 | 194 | |
| 1896 | — | #113 | 164 | |
| 1895 | — | #103 | 179 | |
| 1894 | — | #103 | 174 | |
| 1893 | — | #101 | 175 | |
| 1892 | — | #104 | 178 | |
| 1891 | — | #106 | 140 | |
| 1890 | — | #107 | 156 | |
| 1889 | — | #101 | 164 | |
| 1888 | — | #98 | 187 | |
| 1887 | — | #91 | 165 | |
| 1886 | — | #89 | 181 | |
| 1885 | — | #93 | 158 | |
| 1884 | — | #93 | 165 | |
| 1883 | — | #97 | 140 | |
| 1882 | — | #81 | 201 | |
| 1881 | — | #88 | 147 | |
| 1880 | — | #84 | 176 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Stephen was already there! It came in at #84, and was given to 176 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1904, when fewer than 220 boys a year got the name.
See more about Stephen
- 9 spots since 2024 (#374 → #383)
- 61 spots since 2020 (#322 → #383)
- 137 spots since 2015 (#246 → #383)
- Biggest jump: 24 spots in 1905 (#117 → #93)
- Biggest drop: 30 spots in 1900 (#97 → #127)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1951 at #19 (22,474 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 95 yrs · run 1936–2000
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 84 boys born in 1951 were named Stephen (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,060 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 24.0% of all boys named Stephen (207,276) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,684 | #81 (1882) | #92 |
| 1890s | 1,733 | #94 (1897) | #103 |
| 1900s | 2,247 | #90 (1909) | #102 |
| 1910s | 13,502 | #80 (1914) | #89 |
| 1920s | 15,556 | #96 (1920) | #115 |
| 1930s | 18,272 | #65 (1939) | #108 |
| 1940s | 106,812 | #19 (1949) | #29 |
| 1950s | 207,276 | #19 (1951) | #22 |
| 1960s | 152,240 | #26 (1967) | #27 |
| 1970s | 107,804 | #27 (1970) | #34 |
| 1980s | 113,631 | #35 (1984) | #38 |
| 1990s | 75,160 | #39 (1990) | #57 |
| 2000s | 28,902 | #95 (2000) | #145 |
| 2010s | 14,422 | #201 (2010) | #254 |
| 2020s | 5,498 | #322 (2020) | #357 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Stephen in 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 169,343 of them was named Stephen, which outranked 31.1% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,564Wylodean8
- #3,564Zane8
- #3,564Zonia8
- #3,873Stephen7
- #3,873Adalee7
- #3,873Adelita7
- #3,873Adrianne7
- #4,306Acie6
- #4,306Adamae6
- #4,306Ader6
Tied with 432 names at #3,873; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 832 of them was named Stephen, which outranked 97.3% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.