Steven
Boy · STEE-ven · Greek
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Steven is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “crown, garland”. In 2025 it ranked 780th for boys in the UK (48 babies) and 271st for boys in the US (1,261 babies).
What does Steven mean?
Greek: spelling of Stephen
“crown, garland”
A spelling of Stephen that reflects its usual English pronunciation.
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Is Steven a girl's or a boy's name?
Steven is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 boys in the UK and 1,261 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Steven in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #780among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 6,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 48 boys in the UK were named Steven, making it the 780th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 567th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 1,165 boys.
Half of all the boys named Steven in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 112 boys in the UK were given Steven or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #414, up from #780 for this spelling alone.
- Stephen 64
- Steven 48
Among boys in 2025, it was 976th in England and Wales, 278th in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1954 (#23), 1964 (#17), 1974 (#17), 1984 (#17) and 1994 (#57).
Steven in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #780 |
| 2024 | 53 | #728 |
| 2023 | 48 | #770 |
| 2022 | 60 | #662 |
| 2021 | 56 | #707 |
| 2020 | 74 | #567 |
| 2019 | 85 | #515 |
| 2018 | 91 | #490 |
| 2017 | 110 | #435 |
| 2016 | 116 | #419 |
| 2015 | 150 | #349 |
| 2014 | 141 | #356 |
| 2013 | 147 | #330 |
| 2012 | 183 | #286 |
| 2011 | 212 | #253 |
| 2010 | 266 | #216 |
| 2009 | 271 | #205 |
| 2008 | 289 | #193 |
| 2007 | 323 | #180 |
| 2006 | 353 | #162 |
| 2005 | 366 | #152 |
| 2004 | 391 | #144 |
| 2003 | 436 | #130 |
| 2002 | 461 | #118 |
| 2001 | 497 | #110 |
| 2000 | 593 | #102 |
| 1999 | 771 | #83 |
| 1998 | 885 | #78 |
| 1997 | 1,053 | #73 |
| 1996 | 1,165 | #64 |
How popular is Steven in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #271among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,261about 1 in 1,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,261 boys in the US were named Steven, making it the 271st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 222nd. Its busiest year was 1956, with 38,413 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Steven than any year since 1939.
Half of all the boys named Steven in the US since 1880 were born between 1957 and 1983, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,162 boys in the US were given Steven or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #188, up from #271 for this spelling alone.
Steven in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,261 | #271 |
| 2024 | 1,291 | #268 |
| 2023 | 1,396 | #251 |
| 2022 | 1,351 | #256 |
| 2021 | 1,514 | #235 |
| 2020 | 1,681 | #222 |
| 2019 | 1,981 | #199 |
| 2018 | 2,045 | #198 |
| 2017 | 2,168 | #182 |
| 2016 | 2,401 | #167 |
| 2015 | 2,715 | #153 |
| 2014 | 2,809 | #144 |
| 2013 | 2,889 | #134 |
| 2012 | 3,241 | #112 |
| 2011 | 3,212 | #124 |
| 2010 | 3,436 | #116 |
| 2009 | 3,833 | #106 |
| 2008 | 4,228 | #104 |
| 2007 | 4,556 | #97 |
| 2006 | 4,824 | #90 |
| 2005 | 5,079 | #83 |
| 2004 | 5,357 | #78 |
| 2003 | 5,860 | #70 |
| 2002 | 6,222 | #68 |
| 2001 | 6,589 | #63 |
| 2000 | 7,361 | #54 |
| 1999 | 7,689 | #47 |
| 1998 | 8,115 | #46 |
| 1997 | 8,765 | #40 |
| 1996 | 9,650 | #38 |
| 1995 | 10,661 | #37 |
| 1994 | 12,090 | #34 |
| 1993 | 13,474 | #31 |
| 1992 | 15,039 | #29 |
| 1991 | 16,863 | #27 |
| 1990 | 18,764 | #25 |
| 1989 | 18,929 | #22 |
| 1988 | 17,865 | #24 |
| 1987 | 17,768 | #25 |
| 1986 | 18,099 | #25 |
| 1985 | 18,726 | #24 |
| 1984 | 18,217 | #23 |
| 1983 | 18,307 | #23 |
| 1982 | 17,145 | #26 |
| 1981 | 16,482 | #28 |
| 1980 | 15,916 | #28 |
| 1979 | 16,331 | #27 |
| 1978 | 16,390 | #24 |
| 1977 | 16,484 | #23 |
| 1976 | 16,650 | #20 |
| 1975 | 17,055 | #18 |
| 1974 | 17,663 | #19 |
| 1973 | 17,175 | #20 |
| 1972 | 19,851 | #19 |
| 1971 | 23,686 | #16 |
| 1970 | 26,793 | #15 |
| 1969 | 26,532 | #14 |
| 1968 | 25,493 | #15 |
| 1967 | 27,031 | #14 |
| 1966 | 27,698 | #13 |
| 1965 | 27,977 | #14 |
| 1964 | 29,707 | #12 |
| 1963 | 29,328 | #14 |
| 1962 | 30,688 | #12 |
| 1961 | 32,275 | #10 |
| 1960 | 33,878 | #10 |
| 1959 | 33,597 | #10 |
| 1958 | 32,968 | #10 |
| 1957 | 36,842 | #10 |
| 1956 | 38,413 | #10 |
| 1955 | 37,847 | #10 |
| 1954 | 36,628 | #11 |
| 1953 | 33,721 | #11 |
| 1952 | 32,037 | #11 |
| 1951 | 28,363 | #13 |
| 1950 | 23,250 | #16 |
| 1949 | 19,923 | #20 |
| 1948 | 15,979 | #23 |
| 1947 | 13,528 | #24 |
| 1946 | 8,878 | #28 |
| 1945 | 5,974 | #43 |
| 1944 | 5,113 | #52 |
| 1943 | 4,267 | #58 |
| 1942 | 3,505 | #75 |
| 1941 | 2,468 | #90 |
| 1940 | 1,569 | #119 |
| 1939 | 1,130 | #144 |
| 1938 | 772 | #184 |
| 1937 | 534 | #224 |
| 1936 | 443 | #250 |
| 1935 | 409 | #270 |
| 1934 | 322 | #303 |
| 1933 | 296 | #312 |
| 1932 | 325 | #306 |
| 1931 | 292 | #318 |
| 1930 | 311 | #315 |
| 1929 | 296 | #321 |
| 1928 | 350 | #299 |
| 1927 | 336 | #314 |
| 1926 | 348 | #304 |
| 1925 | 398 | #288 |
| 1924 | 321 | #325 |
| 1923 | 347 | #304 |
| 1922 | 395 | #280 |
| 1921 | 430 | #269 |
| 1920 | 418 | #269 |
| 1919 | 381 | #269 |
| 1918 | 378 | #273 |
| 1917 | 385 | #260 |
| 1916 | 367 | #258 |
| 1915 | 298 | #289 |
| 1914 | 254 | #274 |
| 1913 | 177 | #299 |
| 1912 | 151 | #290 |
| 1911 | 74 | #314 |
| 1910 | 66 | #302 |
| 1909 | 55 | #311 |
| 1908 | 40 | #360 |
| 1907 | 36 | #375 |
| 1906 | 34 | #355 |
| 1905 | 25 | #430 |
| 1904 | 25 | #417 |
| 1903 | 25 | #393 |
| 1902 | 32 | #348 |
| 1901 | 24 | #383 |
| 1900 | 42 | #330 |
| 1899 | 18 | #438 |
| 1898 | 26 | #385 |
| 1897 | 17 | #473 |
| 1896 | 17 | #500 |
| 1895 | 16 | #501 |
| 1894 | 13 | #567 |
| 1893 | 20 | #401 |
| 1892 | 21 | #415 |
| 1891 | 18 | #411 |
| 1890 | 20 | #405 |
| 1889 | 14 | #498 |
| 1888 | 20 | #416 |
| 1887 | 15 | #438 |
| 1886 | 20 | #397 |
| 1885 | 21 | #388 |
| 1884 | 20 | #399 |
| 1883 | 13 | #497 |
| 1882 | 22 | #377 |
| 1881 | 15 | #442 |
| 1880 | 17 | #425 |
Nicknames for Steven
Names like Steven
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