Stephen

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Stephen or Steven is an English male first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen, an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr of the Christian Church.

From Wikipedia

Stephen first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 23,054 babies (rank #21 that year). In 2024 it was given to 864 boys (rank #377). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Stephen

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Stephen yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

866,834

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

23,054

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Marvel Cinematic Universe: Stephen Strange — Doctor Strange

Famous people named Stephen

Stephen Hawkingtheoretical physicist · b. 1942
Stephen KingEnglish teacher · b. 1947
Stephen Harperlecturer · b. 1959
Stephen Hillenburgfilm producer · b. 1961
Stephen ICatholic priest · b. 300

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	176	#84
1881	147	#89
1882	201	#81
1883	140	#98
1884	165	#93
1885	158	#93
1886	181	#90
1887	165	#92
1888	187	#98
1889	164	#101
1890	156	#109
1891	140	#106
1892	178	#104
1893	175	#101
1894	174	#103
1895	179	#104
1896	164	#113
1897	194	#94
1898	195	#99
1899	178	#98
1900	181	#127
1901	158	#109
1902	210	#94
1903	200	#96
1904	178	#117
1905	246	#93
1906	207	#102
1907	273	#95
1908	280	#94
1909	314	#91
1910	350	#96
1911	486	#84
1912	928	#88
1913	1,097	#86
1914	1,486	#80
1915	1,850	#86
1916	1,877	#87
1917	1,892	#89
1918	1,843	#96
1919	1,694	#97
1920	1,771	#96
1921	1,868	#97
1922	1,722	#101
1923	1,605	#109
1924	1,636	#110
1925	1,482	#122
1926	1,335	#130
1927	1,446	#125
1928	1,336	#130
1929	1,356	#126
1930	1,257	#138
1931	1,334	#130
1932	1,389	#124
1933	1,321	#126
1934	1,424	#121
1935	1,650	#113
1936	1,862	#99
1937	2,133	#92
1938	2,726	#74
1939	3,176	#65
1940	4,422	#49
1941	5,811	#41
1942	7,503	#32
1943	7,931	#29
1944	7,795	#28
1945	8,639	#26
1946	11,833	#24
1947	15,328	#21
1948	17,060	#20
1949	20,488	#19
1950	20,511	#19
1951	22,472	#19
1952	23,054	#21
1953	21,808	#21
1954	21,879	#20
1955	22,155	#21
1956	21,204	#23
1957	19,727	#24
1958	17,961	#26
1959	16,505	#28
1960	16,263	#27
1961	16,061	#27
1962	15,615	#28
1963	14,993	#29
1964	14,967	#29
1965	14,649	#28
1966	14,743	#26
1967	15,088	#26
1968	14,762	#27
1969	15,090	#27
1970	14,760	#27
1971	13,101	#27
1972	11,037	#29
1973	9,958	#32
1974	10,101	#35
1975	9,733	#34
1976	9,726	#37
1977	9,636	#38
1978	9,855	#37
1979	9,905	#40
1980	10,063	#40
1981	10,302	#39
1982	10,631	#38
1983	11,564	#35
1984	12,096	#35
1985	12,210	#36
1986	11,875	#36
1987	11,551	#38
1988	11,607	#40
1989	11,736	#40
1990	11,943	#39
1991	10,526	#41
1992	9,308	#45
1993	8,370	#47
1994	7,482	#49
1995	6,556	#57
1996	6,008	#59
1997	5,415	#68
1998	5,013	#78
1999	4,543	#85
2000	4,137	#95
2001	3,738	#102
2002	3,349	#114
2003	3,142	#128
2004	2,851	#140
2005	2,745	#143
2006	2,552	#164
2007	2,375	#172
2008	2,092	#192
2009	1,920	#200
2010	1,820	#201
2011	1,579	#229
2012	1,568	#225
2013	1,452	#252
2014	1,452	#257
2015	1,496	#246
2016	1,379	#265
2017	1,333	#271
2018	1,245	#283
2019	1,094	#310
2020	1,023	#322
2021	958	#341
2022	918	#358
2023	898	#363
2024	864	#377