The first name Stevens
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
From Steven + -s (patronymic suffix).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Stevens at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 5 boys born in the United States were named Stevens, the 13,981st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1989, when 31 were.
1,306
babies named Stevens since 1880
#13,981
rank in 2024
1989
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Stevens
9 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hiram Stevens MaximAmerican-born inventor (1840-1916)
- John Stevens HenslowBritish botanist, priest and geologist (1796-1861)
- John Stevens Cabot AbbottAmerican historian, pastor, and author (1805-1877)
- Abram Stevens HewittAmerican politician, lawyer and businessman (1822–1903)
- Stevens Thomson MasonAmerican politician (1760-1803)
- Stevens T. MasonAmerican politician (1811-1843)
- Jon CorzineAmerican politician in New Jersey (born 1947)
- Carleton S. CoonAmerican anthropologist, 1904–1981
- Daniel S. DickinsonAmerican politician, lawyer and postmaster (1800-1866)
Questions
- What does the name Stevens mean?
- From Steven + -s (patronymic suffix).
- Is Stevens a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,306 US babies named Stevens since 1880 were boys.
- When was Stevens most popular?
- 1989 in the United States, when 31 babies were named Stevens, its highest rank at 2,241st.
- Is Stevens also a surname?
- Yes. Stevens is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.