Stephen has been given to about 867,669 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1952, which makes it a midcentury name.
Stephen ranks 383rd among American boys in 2025, with 829 born that year. Its best year was 1952, when 23,082 babies were given the name, ranking 21st. The typical living American called Stephen is about 59 years old today. It is relatively most common in West Virginia, where it accounts for 0.07% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.