Steven

“Crown; wreath” — Greek origin

Boy's name · #271 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Steven belongs to an older America first — it reached #10 back in 1955 — yet it still appears in today's records at #271. About 1.3 million boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Steven's short forms are Steve and Stevie. Together with its spelling variant Stephen (#383), Steven would rank around #173 with about 2,100 births last year — the newborns split about 60/40 between Steven and Stephen.

Around the world: about 1 in 890 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 2,100 boys in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Stevens

Steven Spielberg — American filmmaker (born 1946)
Steven Seagal — American actor, martial artist, and film producer
Steven Gerrard — English association football player and manager
Steven Weinberg — American theoretical physicist (1933-2021)
Steven Chu — American physicist, former United States Secretary of Energy, Nobel laureate

In stories & tradition

Steven (Captain America) — Captain America Comics · Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Steven (Flash Gordon) — Flash Gordon
Steven (Steve Rogers) — Captain America: The First Avenger · The Avengers

What Stevens become

Among 3,882 notable people named Steven:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Steven Weinberg, American theoretical physicist (1933-2021).

Similar names: Steve · Timothy · Stephen · Jason · Dennis · Damon

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