How Many People Are Named Steve?
people named Steve are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,177 people in the US has this name
Based on 242,131 babies named Steve in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
11,095 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of STEVEN. A notable bearer was American technology entrepreneur Steve Jobs (1955-2011).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Steve (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Steve alive today is about 60 years old, and 66% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 55 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Steve first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1959, to 11,095 babies. In 2025, 105 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Steve never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #41, in 1959, and it was in the top 100 for 27 years, 1943 to 1969. In 2025 it ranked #1,617.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,617 |
| Best rank | #41 (1959) |
| Years in the top 100 | 27 (1943 to 1969) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #53 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Steve alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Steve were born in California than in any other state: about 25,444 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Steve was given 1.7 times as often in California, 1.6 times in New Mexico and 1.5 times in Washington.
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