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How popular is the name Steven?
Births per year, rank history and how many Stevens are alive today.
Steven (male) is an uncommon spelling of the boys' name Stephen in England and Wales, ranked 976th in 2025 with 31 babies given the name. This spelling of the name peaked in 1964, when around 8,000 babies were given the name, the 17th most popular that year. It has declined since 1964; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 230,000 babies have been named Steven in England and Wales since 1954. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Steven include Stevie.
Across all spellings of the name, the Stephen you are most likely to meet is around 69 years old. Half of all Stephens born in England and Wales are between 50 and 69, and there are at least 440,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 77% chance that at least one of them will be called Stephen.
How many babies are named Steven each year?
Includes all spellings: Steven, Stephen. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Steven spelling rank?
Where does the Stephen spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Steven most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Stephen, peaked in 1954, when around 16,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Steven spelling itself peaked in 1964, with around 8,000 babies.
How many people are called Steven?
At least 440,000 people named Steven in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Steven?
Most living Stevens are between 50 and 69; the most common age is about 69.
Is Steven becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1954 peak.