# Steve (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/steve/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “crown”, “wreath” |
| Pronunciation | /stiːv/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 242,131 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 241,224 / 907 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 456, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Shortening of various names ultimately derived from Latin Stephanus m, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος m (Stéphanos) from στέφανος m (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”)

## What it means

Steve is grouped under crown.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11 | 6,269 |
| 1981 | 8 | 8,046 |
| 1982 | 12 | 5,863 |
| 1983 | 6 | 10,111 |
| 1984 | 9 | 7,338 |
| 1985 | 9 | 7,486 |
| 1986 | 10 | 7,066 |
| 1987 | 8 | 8,669 |
| 1988 | 22 | 4,156 |
| 1989 | 8 | 9,573 |
| 1990 | 8 | 10,072 |
| 1991 | 9 | 9,261 |
| 1992 | 5 | 15,298 |
| 1993 | 6 | 13,226 |
| 1998 | 5 | 16,289 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 324 | 708 |
| 2012 | 303 | 756 |
| 2013 | 242 | 875 |
| 2014 | 256 | 863 |
| 2015 | 224 | 940 |
| 2016 | 205 | 997 |
| 2017 | 189 | 1,057 |
| 2018 | 167 | 1,153 |
| 2019 | 159 | 1,207 |
| 2020 | 148 | 1,253 |
| 2021 | 135 | 1,370 |
| 2022 | 122 | 1,490 |
| 2023 | 114 | 1,545 |
| 2024 | 99 | 1,697 |
| 2025 | 105 | 1,617 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18 | 1,342 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2,117 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3,315 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1,630 |
| 2015 | 15 | 1,586 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2,556 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2,324 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2,445 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,266 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1,935 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,017 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,165 |
| 2023 | 18 | 1,407 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1,859 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1,466 |

## People named Steve

- Steve McQueen, American actor (1930-1980)
- Steve Ballmer, American businessman, former chief executive officer of Microsoft
- Steve Buscemi, American actor
- Steve Zahn, American actor (born 1967)
- Steve Mandanda, French footballer (born 1985)
- Steve Bannon, American media executive & political strategist (born 1953)
- Steve Nash, Canadian basketball player and coach
- Steve Vai, American guitarist
- Steve McQueen, British film director and video artist (born 1969)
- Steve Corica, Australian association football player
- Steve Chen, Chinese-American businessman
- Steve Perryman, English association football player and manager (born 1951)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.