Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Steve

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Abbreviation of Steven and Stephen often used as an independent name. Stevie is also used for girls.
English

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Steve

Pronunciation

s-te-ve

Famous People

Actor Steve Martin, Actor Steve Carell, Actor Steve Buscemi, Musician Steve Perry, Actor Steve Harvey, Apple Founder Steve Jobs, Wrestler Steve "Stone Cold" Austin

Celebrity Babies

Son of Jerry Lee Lewis

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #41, 11,071 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1609, 105 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1957 (rank #1870, 34 births); most recent 1998 (rank #14119, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025105–
202499–
2023114–
2022122–
2021135–
2020148–
2019159–
2018167–
2017189–
2016205–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #588, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1467, 18 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202518
202413
202318
202210
20216
202011
20199
20188
20179
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #75, 1,113 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2380, 10 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202310
202212
202114
202012
201917
201818
20178
201623
201517
201427

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #401, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20255
20247
20237
20227
20217
20206
20193
2018–
2017–
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1975 (rank #155, 14 births); most recent 2014 (rank #680, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #281, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1978 (rank #124, 24 births); most recent 1994 (rank #427, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence