Steven

Meaning: Crown, wreath
Origin: Greek — Variant of Stephen

Nicknames: Steve, Stevie

Boy's name · #271 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Steven belongs to an older America first — it reached #10 back in 1955 — yet it still appears in today's records at #271. About 1.3 million boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Steven is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Steven ranks in other countries and regions.

#147 in Ecuador (2025) · #237 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #278 in Scotland (2025) · #344 in N. Ireland (2025) · #452 in Italy (2024) · #555 in Canada (2025) · #829 in Ireland (2025) · #976 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,772 in Austria (2025) · #2,613 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,011 in France (2025) · #793 in Netherlands (2024) and 8 more.

Famous Stevens

Steven Spielberg — American filmmaker (born 1946)
Steven Seagal — American actor, martial artist, and filmmaker (born 1952)
Steven Gerrard — English football manager (born 1980)
Steven Weinberg — American theoretical physicist (1933–2021)
Steven Chu — American physicist, former United States Secretary of Energy, Nobel laureate (born 1948)
Steven Tyler — American singer (born 1948)
Steven Soderbergh — American filmmaker (born 1963)
Steven Yeun — South Korean and American actor (born 1983)
Steven Van Zandt — American musician and actor (born 1950)
Steven Pinker — Canadian-American psycholinguist (born 1954)

In stories & tradition

Steven (Captain America) — Marvel Comics superhero
Steven (Flash Gordon) — Flash Gordon (comics)
Steven (Steve Rogers) — Character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

What Stevens become

Among 3,882 notable people named Steven:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Steven Weinberg, American theoretical physicist (1933–2021).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Stephen (#383), Steven would rank around #173 with about 2,100 births last year — the newborns split about 60/40 between Steven and Stephen.

About 120 boys a year are given Steve as their full name.

Similar names: Steve · Timothy · Stephen · Jason · Dennis · Alex

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