Steve has been given to about 242,131 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1959, when 11,095 babies were given the name, ranking 41st. The typical living American called Steve is about 66 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% 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.