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Worldwide Name Statistics

Steve

Ranked #341 - 1 in 52,562 people
US

Most common in

United States

152k bearers

World total

152,200

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#341

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States152k
Worldwide
~152k
rank #341
Rarity
1 in 52,562
of people globally
Gender split
100/0
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~152k in US

About the name Steve

There are an estimated 152,200 people named Steve alive worldwide today. That ranks Steve at #341 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Steve is held by approximately 152,200 people, ranking #341 among first names. That works out to roughly 46 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 2,181 U.S. residents).

Historically Steve is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.6% male).

Steve appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.6%Female 0.4%

Steve popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Steve, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 52
  2. 1881: 44
  3. 1882: 63
  4. 1883: 62
  5. 1884: 66
  6. 1885: 60
  7. 1886: 70
  8. 1887: 54
  9. 1888: 83
  10. 1889: 64
  11. 1890: 66
  12. 1891: 56
  13. 1892: 68
  14. 1893: 73
  15. 1894: 80
  16. 1895: 71
  17. 1896: 94
  18. 1897: 79
  19. 1898: 87
  20. 1899: 78
  21. 1900: 139
  22. 1901: 76
  23. 1902: 92
  24. 1903: 127
  25. 1904: 123
  26. 1905: 126
  27. 1906: 131
  28. 1907: 157
  29. 1908: 149
  30. 1909: 187
  31. 1910: 245
  32. 1911: 255
  33. 1912: 548
  34. 1913: 661
  35. 1914: 1,003
  36. 1915: 1,335
  37. 1916: 1,399
  38. 1917: 1,396
  39. 1918: 1,528
  40. 1919: 1,301
  41. 1920: 1,281
  42. 1921: 1,300
  43. 1922: 1,274
  44. 1923: 1,261
  45. 1924: 1,227
  46. 1925: 1,152
  47. 1926: 1,061
  48. 1927: 1,041
  49. 1928: 939
  50. 1929: 894
  51. 1930: 869
  52. 1931: 794
  53. 1932: 780
  54. 1933: 728
  55. 1934: 771
  56. 1935: 773
  57. 1936: 747
  58. 1937: 853
  59. 1938: 1,077
  60. 1939: 1,214
  61. 1940: 1,561
  62. 1941: 1,886
  63. 1942: 2,385
  64. 1943: 2,695
  65. 1944: 2,847
  66. 1945: 3,394
  67. 1946: 4,578
  68. 1947: 6,239
  69. 1948: 5,756
  70. 1949: 5,039
  71. 1950: 4,221
  72. 1951: 4,069
  73. 1952: 4,329
  74. 1953: 4,548
  75. 1954: 5,079
  76. 1955: 5,525
  77. 1956: 6,497
  78. 1957: 8,945
  79. 1958: 10k
  80. 1959: 11k
  81. 1960: 11k
  82. 1961: 10k
  83. 1962: 9,178
  84. 1963: 8,078
  85. 1964: 7,109
  86. 1965: 5,696
  87. 1966: 4,644
  88. 1967: 3,922
  89. 1968: 3,428
  90. 1969: 3,075
  91. 1970: 2,945
  92. 1971: 2,387
  93. 1972: 1,860
  94. 1973: 1,521
  95. 1974: 1,455
  96. 1975: 1,399
  97. 1976: 1,422
  98. 1977: 1,282
  99. 1978: 1,246
  100. 1979: 1,264
  101. 1980: 1,229
  102. 1981: 1,124
  103. 1982: 1,036
  104. 1983: 1,069
  105. 1984: 1,051
  106. 1985: 999
  107. 1986: 999
  108. 1987: 1,012
  109. 1988: 971
  110. 1989: 1,005
  111. 1990: 1,015
  112. 1991: 905
  113. 1992: 887
  114. 1993: 837
  115. 1994: 714
  116. 1995: 754
  117. 1996: 648
  118. 1997: 627
  119. 1998: 640
  120. 1999: 660
  121. 2000: 649
  122. 2001: 624
  123. 2002: 545
  124. 2003: 563
  125. 2004: 484
  126. 2005: 475
  127. 2006: 472
  128. 2007: 448
  129. 2008: 422
  130. 2009: 415
  131. 2010: 279
  132. 2011: 324
  133. 2012: 303
  134. 2013: 242
  135. 2014: 256
  136. 2015: 224
  137. 2016: 205
  138. 2017: 189
  139. 2018: 167
  140. 2019: 159
  141. 2020: 148
  142. 2021: 135
  143. 2022: 122
  144. 2023: 114
  145. 2024: 99
  146. 2025: 105

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Steve worldwide?

There are an estimated 152,200 people named Steve alive worldwide today, ranking #341 globally.

Is Steve a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 52,562 people. In the United States there are roughly 152,200 bearers, which is 1 in 2,181 Americans.

Is Steve a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Steve is used 99.6% male and 0.4% female.

Where does the name Steve come from?

Who are famous people named Steve?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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