Steel is a rare variant of Stella that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Steel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,174 for boy births in the United States (and #6,819 across all names), given to 38 babies. Steel first appears in 1984 and peaked in 2021 (62 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | #3,174 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | #2,666 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | #3,550 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | #2,748 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | #2,271 |
| 2020 | 46 | 46 | #2,723 |
| 2019 | 36 | 36 | #3,248 |
| 2018 | 41 | 41 | #2,935 |
| 2017 | 51 | 51 | #2,526 |
| 2016 | 52 | 52 | #2,471 |
| 2015 | 33 | 33 | #3,421 |
| 2014 | 35 | 35 | #3,212 |
| 2013 | 25 | 25 | #4,044 |
| 2012 | 33 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2011 | 27 | 27 | #3,879 |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | #4,503 |
| 2009 | 28 | 28 | #3,813 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #6,708 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #7,018 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #5,485 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #6,573 |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | #3,983 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #5,505 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | #4,674 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #5,099 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #5,862 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | #5,418 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #7,188 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #5,859 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #5,719 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #8,306 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #8,102 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,750 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #8,348 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #7,192 |