EveryBabyNames

Steve

4 countries#1609 in United States, 2025
US
#1609
in United States, 2025
FR
#2310
in France, 2022
SCOT
142
total births, Scotland
NI
3
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
264,101
Peak year (United States)
1959
Peak-year count
11,095
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Steve was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

242,131 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1609 · peaked in 1959 with 11,095 births

Most common in: California, Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

21,825 births recorded 1946–2022 · currently #2310 · peaked in 1981 with 1,091 births

Most common in: Nord, Bas-Rhin, Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Seine-Maritime

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

142 births recorded 1974–2014 · peaked in 1975 with 14 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

3 births recorded 2002–2002 · peaked in 2002 with 3 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Steve’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#535
2007#573↓38
2008#595↓22
2009#611↓16
2010#785↓174
2011#707↑78
2012#754↓47
2013#872↓118
2014#863↑9
2015#939↓76
2016#993↓54
2017#1056↓63
2018#1151↓95
2019#1202↓51
2020#1250↓48
2021#1365↓115
2022#1479↓114
2023#1539↓60
2024#1685↓146
2025#1609↑76

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