Stephen remains a common boys' name (#383 in 2025), down from a peak of #19 in 1949.
Stephen is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #383 for boy births in the United States (and #767 across all names), given to 829 babies. Stephen first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1952 (23,055 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 829 | 829 | — | #383 |
| 2024 | 870 | 870 | — | #375 |
| 2023 | 898 | 898 | — | #363 |
| 2022 | 919 | 919 | — | #358 |
| 2021 | 958 | 958 | — | #342 |
| 2020 | 1,024 | 1,024 | — | #322 |
| 2019 | 1,095 | 1,095 | — | #310 |
| 2018 | 1,246 | 1,252 | — | #283 |
| 2017 | 1,334 | 1,334 | — | #270 |
| 2016 | 1,379 | 1,392 | — | #265 |
| 2015 | 1,497 | 1,497 | — | #246 |
| 2014 | 1,452 | 1,452 | — | #257 |
| 2013 | 1,452 | 1,458 | — | #252 |
| 2012 | 1,568 | 1,568 | — | #225 |
| 2011 | 1,579 | 1,579 | — | #229 |
| 2010 | 1,820 | 1,826 | — | #201 |
| 2009 | 1,920 | 1,926 | — | #200 |
| 2008 | 2,092 | 2,092 | — | #192 |
| 2007 | 2,382 | 2,382 | #17,359 | #172 |
| 2006 | 2,552 | 2,552 | — | #164 |
| 2005 | 2,754 | 2,760 | #11,726 | #143 |
| 2004 | 2,861 | 2,866 | #10,585 | #140 |
| 2003 | 3,148 | 3,155 | #15,535 | #128 |
| 2002 | 3,359 | 3,367 | #10,147 | #114 |
| 2001 | 3,738 | 3,745 | — | #102 |
| 2000 | 4,145 | 4,167 | #11,664 | #95 |
| 1999 | 4,557 | 4,567 | #7,183 | #85 |
| 1998 | 5,020 | 5,034 | #12,262 | #78 |
| 1997 | 5,428 | — | #6,800 | #68 |
| 1996 | 6,026 | — | #5,501 | #59 |
| 1995 | 6,575 | — | #5,192 | #57 |
| 1994 | 7,498 | — | #5,681 | #49 |
| 1993 | 8,383 | — | #6,581 | #47 |
| 1992 | 9,350 | — | #2,866 | #45 |
| 1991 | 10,564 | — | #2,986 | #41 |
| 1990 | 11,979 | — | #3,146 | #39 |
| 1989 | 11,796 | — | #2,093 | #40 |
| 1988 | 11,674 | — | #1,861 | #40 |
| 1987 | 11,625 | — | #1,645 | #38 |
| 1986 | 11,961 | — | #1,492 | #36 |
| 1985 | 12,307 | — | #1,360 | #36 |
| 1984 | 12,171 | — | #1,533 | #35 |
| 1983 | 11,643 | — | #1,472 | #35 |
| 1982 | 10,698 | — | #1,638 | #38 |
| 1981 | 10,365 | — | #1,786 | #39 |
| 1980 | 10,129 | — | #1,702 | #40 |
| 1979 | 9,966 | — | #1,751 | #40 |
| 1978 | 9,937 | — | #1,408 | #37 |
| 1977 | 9,696 | — | #1,714 | #38 |
| 1976 | 9,792 | — | #1,563 | #37 |
| 1975 | 9,802 | — | #1,478 | #34 |
| 1974 | 10,152 | — | #1,770 | #35 |
| 1973 | 10,025 | — | #1,415 | #32 |
| 1972 | 11,087 | — | #1,766 | #29 |
| 1971 | 13,175 | — | #1,441 | #27 |
| 1970 | 14,824 | — | #1,517 | #27 |
| 1969 | 15,151 | — | #1,529 | #27 |
| 1968 | 14,824 | — | #1,431 | #27 |
| 1967 | 15,158 | — | #1,297 | #26 |
| 1966 | 14,796 | — | #1,529 | #26 |
| 1965 | 14,682 | — | #2,026 | #28 |
| 1964 | 15,007 | — | #1,917 | #29 |
| 1963 | 15,032 | — | #1,865 | #29 |
| 1962 | 15,646 | — | #2,205 | #28 |
| 1961 | 16,104 | — | #1,996 | #27 |
| 1960 | 16,317 | — | #1,595 | #27 |
| 1959 | 16,532 | — | #2,185 | #28 |
| 1958 | 18,009 | — | #1,574 | #26 |
| 1957 | 19,765 | — | #1,746 | #24 |
| 1956 | 21,239 | — | #1,831 | #23 |
| 1955 | 22,189 | — | #1,832 | #21 |
| 1954 | 21,903 | — | #2,180 | #20 |
| 1953 | 21,844 | — | #1,642 | #21 |
| 1952 | 23,082 | — | #1,970 | #21 |
| 1951 | 22,522 | — | #1,358 | #19 |
| 1950 | 20,542 | — | #1,711 | #19 |
| 1949 | 20,524 | — | #1,560 | #19 |
| 1948 | 17,092 | — | #1,703 | #20 |
| 1947 | 15,348 | — | #2,274 | #21 |
| 1946 | 11,867 | — | #1,505 | #24 |
| 1945 | 8,665 | — | #1,740 | #26 |
| 1944 | 7,812 | — | #2,020 | #28 |
| 1943 | 7,951 | — | #2,069 | #29 |
| 1942 | 7,526 | — | #1,798 | #32 |
| 1941 | 5,829 | — | #2,013 | #41 |
| 1940 | 4,436 | — | #2,399 | #49 |
| 1939 | 3,184 | — | #3,395 | #65 |
| 1938 | 2,734 | — | #3,425 | #74 |
| 1937 | 2,141 | — | #3,404 | #92 |
| 1936 | 1,869 | — | #3,669 | #99 |
| 1935 | 1,656 | — | #4,150 | #113 |
| 1934 | 1,424 | — | — | #121 |
| 1933 | 1,331 | — | #2,845 | #126 |
| 1932 | 1,400 | — | #2,812 | #124 |
| 1931 | 1,340 | — | #4,286 | #130 |
| 1930 | 1,273 | — | #2,195 | #138 |
| 1929 | 1,366 | — | #3,360 | #126 |
| 1928 | 1,345 | — | #3,138 | #130 |
| 1927 | 1,454 | — | #3,831 | #125 |
| 1926 | 1,342 | — | #4,256 | #130 |
| 1925 | 1,491 | — | #3,624 | #122 |
| 1924 | 1,642 | — | #4,386 | #110 |
| 1923 | 1,610 | — | #5,622 | #109 |
| 1922 | 1,733 | — | #3,131 | #101 |
| 1921 | 1,876 | — | #3,977 | #97 |
| 1920 | 1,771 | — | — | #96 |
| 1919 | 1,702 | — | #3,423 | #97 |
| 1918 | 1,853 | — | #3,210 | #96 |
| 1917 | 1,897 | — | #5,233 | #89 |
| 1916 | 1,877 | — | — | #87 |
| 1915 | 1,859 | — | #3,106 | #86 |
| 1914 | 1,492 | — | #3,556 | #80 |
| 1913 | 1,103 | — | #3,138 | #86 |
| 1912 | 934 | — | #2,929 | #88 |
| 1911 | 486 | — | — | #84 |
| 1910 | 350 | — | — | #96 |
| 1909 | 314 | — | — | #91 |
| 1908 | 280 | — | — | #94 |
| 1907 | 273 | — | — | #95 |
| 1906 | 207 | — | — | #102 |
| 1905 | 246 | — | — | #93 |
| 1904 | 178 | — | — | #117 |
| 1903 | 200 | — | — | #96 |
| 1902 | 210 | — | — | #94 |
| 1901 | 158 | — | — | #109 |
| 1900 | 181 | — | — | #127 |
| 1899 | 178 | — | — | #98 |
| 1898 | 195 | — | — | #99 |
| 1897 | 194 | — | — | #94 |
| 1896 | 164 | — | — | #113 |
| 1895 | 179 | — | — | #104 |
| 1894 | 174 | — | — | #103 |
| 1893 | 175 | — | — | #101 |
| 1892 | 178 | — | — | #104 |
| 1891 | 140 | — | — | #106 |
| 1890 | 156 | — | — | #109 |
| 1889 | 164 | — | — | #101 |
| 1888 | 187 | — | — | #98 |
| 1887 | 165 | — | — | #92 |
| 1886 | 181 | — | — | #90 |
| 1885 | 158 | — | — | #93 |
| 1884 | 165 | — | — | #93 |
| 1883 | 140 | — | — | #98 |
| 1882 | 201 | — | — | #81 |
| 1881 | 147 | — | — | #89 |
| 1880 | 176 | — | — | #84 |