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Stephen is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 866,834 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 863,904 as boys and 2,930 as girls. Stephen gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1952 and has since declined significantly. It is the #57 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 864
2023 898
2022 918
2021 958
2020 1,023
2019 1,094
2018 1,245
2017 1,333
2016 1,379
2015 1,496
2014 1,452
2013 1,452
2012 1,568
2011 1,579
2010 1,820
2009 1,920
2008 2,092
2007 2,381
2006 2,552
2005 2,754
2004 2,861
2003 3,148
2002 3,359
2001 3,738
2000 4,145
1999 4,557
1998 5,020
1997 5,429
1996 6,026
1995 6,575
1994 7,499
1993 8,384
1992 9,350
1991 10,565
1990 11,979
1989 11,796
1988 11,674
1987 11,626
1986 11,959
1985 12,307
1984 12,171
1983 11,643
1982 10,702
1981 10,365
1980 10,130
1979 9,968
1978 9,938
1977 9,697
1976 9,791
1975 9,803
1974 10,152
1973 10,028
1972 11,087
1971 13,174
1970 14,826
1969 15,151
1968 14,825
1967 15,159
1966 14,797
1965 14,683
1964 15,006
1963 15,033
1962 15,645
1961 16,096
1960 16,313
1959 16,533
1958 18,008
1957 19,766
1956 21,239
1955 22,189
1954 21,904
1953 21,845
1952 23,081
1951 22,520
1950 20,542
1949 20,524
1948 17,091
1947 15,348
1946 11,868
1945 8,663
1944 7,814
1943 7,950
1942 7,526
1941 5,829
1940 4,435
1939 3,184
1938 2,734
1937 2,141
1936 1,869
1935 1,656
1934 1,424
1933 1,331
1932 1,400
1931 1,340
1930 1,273
1929 1,365
1928 1,346
1927 1,454
1926 1,342
1925 1,491
1924 1,643
1923 1,610
1922 1,733
1921 1,876
1920 1,771
1919 1,703
1918 1,853
1917 1,897
1916 1,877
1915 1,859
1914 1,492
1913 1,103
1912 934
1911 486
1910 350
1909 314
1908 280
1907 273
1906 207
1905 246
1904 178
1903 200
1902 210
1901 158
1900 181
1899 178
1898 195
1897 194
1896 164
1895 179
1894 174
1893 175
1892 178
1891 140
1890 156
1889 164
1888 187
1887 165
1886 181
1885 158
1884 165
1883 140
1882 201
1881 147
1880 176