Steven has been given to about 1,297,590 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1956, which makes it a midcentury name.
Steven ranks 271st among American boys in 2025, with 1,261 born that year. Its best year was 1956, when 38,491 babies were given the name, ranking 10th. The typical living American called Steven is about 57 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Hampshire, where it accounts for 0.08% 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.