Steven

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

Steven 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 1956 with 38,410 babies (rank #10 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,284 boys (rank #269). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Steven

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

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.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.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,296,316

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

38,410

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Steven

Steven Spielbergfilm screenwriter · b. 1946
Steven Seagalmartial artist · b. 1952
Steven Weinbergtheoretical physicist · b. 1933
Steven Gerrardassociation football player · b. 1980
Steven Chuclimate activist · b. 1948

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	17	#441
1881	15	#456
1882	22	#386
1883	13	#520
1884	20	#414
1885	21	#397
1886	20	#401
1887	15	#455
1888	20	#428
1889	14	#520
1890	20	#413
1891	18	#426
1892	21	#419
1893	20	#417
1894	13	#592
1895	16	#526
1896	17	#516
1897	17	#492
1898	26	#391
1899	18	#455
1900	42	#335
1901	24	#393
1902	32	#353
1903	25	#397
1904	25	#429
1905	25	#448
1906	34	#361
1907	36	#379
1908	40	#363
1909	55	#314
1910	66	#303
1911	74	#319
1912	151	#293
1913	177	#299
1914	253	#275
1915	298	#289
1916	367	#258
1917	385	#260
1918	378	#273
1919	381	#269
1920	418	#270
1921	430	#269
1922	395	#280
1923	347	#304
1924	321	#325
1925	398	#288
1926	348	#304
1927	336	#314
1928	350	#299
1929	296	#323
1930	311	#315
1931	292	#319
1932	325	#306
1933	296	#312
1934	322	#303
1935	409	#270
1936	443	#252
1937	534	#224
1938	772	#184
1939	1,130	#144
1940	1,569	#119
1941	2,468	#90
1942	3,505	#75
1943	4,267	#58
1944	5,113	#52
1945	5,974	#43
1946	8,878	#28
1947	13,529	#24
1948	15,979	#23
1949	19,923	#20
1950	23,250	#16
1951	28,363	#13
1952	32,037	#11
1953	33,724	#11
1954	36,630	#11
1955	37,841	#10
1956	38,410	#10
1957	36,844	#10
1958	32,963	#10
1959	33,595	#10
1960	33,875	#10
1961	32,273	#10
1962	30,686	#12
1963	29,322	#14
1964	29,709	#12
1965	27,977	#14
1966	27,699	#13
1967	27,030	#14
1968	25,493	#15
1969	26,535	#14
1970	26,795	#15
1971	23,683	#16
1972	19,853	#19
1973	17,177	#20
1974	17,667	#19
1975	17,054	#18
1976	16,652	#20
1977	16,489	#23
1978	16,391	#24
1979	16,335	#27
1980	15,919	#28
1981	16,484	#28
1982	17,148	#26
1983	18,311	#23
1984	18,219	#23
1985	18,728	#24
1986	18,099	#25
1987	17,769	#25
1988	17,864	#24
1989	18,929	#22
1990	18,763	#25
1991	16,861	#27
1992	15,040	#29
1993	13,473	#31
1994	12,088	#34
1995	10,660	#37
1996	9,649	#38
1997	8,766	#40
1998	8,115	#46
1999	7,689	#47
2000	7,362	#54
2001	6,589	#63
2002	6,222	#68
2003	5,860	#70
2004	5,356	#78
2005	5,079	#83
2006	4,823	#90
2007	4,556	#97
2008	4,228	#104
2009	3,833	#106
2010	3,436	#116
2011	3,211	#124
2012	3,240	#112
2013	2,889	#134
2014	2,809	#144
2015	2,715	#153
2016	2,400	#167
2017	2,167	#182
2018	2,044	#198
2019	1,978	#200
2020	1,679	#222
2021	1,512	#235
2022	1,350	#256
2023	1,394	#251
2024	1,284	#269