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Baby name

Steve

Boy

Origin of the name

Steve is a short form of Steven or Stephen.

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1959, with 11,068 births and the No. 41 spot that year. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 99% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1609.
241,224births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 41rank at its peak, in 1959

Where babies named Steve are born

1959

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The darker the blue, the more common Steve is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Steve is most common in New Mexico (1.7 times), Wyoming (1.5) and Montana (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

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