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Steven

Boy Ancient Greek #251 in 2023

Steven is a boy name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Steven

Steven, from Estievne, Estievene, from Stephanus, from Στέφανος, from στέφανος, from στέφω.

Popularity of Steven

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,394 births in 2023

1880 2023

1,290,567 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1956

38,488 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.