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Baby name

Steven

Boy

Origin of the name

Steven is a form of Stephen, from the Greek stephanos, “crown.”

Classic name

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Steven peaked in 1956, when 1 baby in 107 was given the name. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 146 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 271.
1,293,124births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 10rank at its peak, in 1956

Where babies named Steven are born

1956

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Steven is most common in Rhode Island (1.5 times), Iowa (1.5) and Minnesota (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Kenneth · Paul · Joseph · Timothy · Mark · Carl

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