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Steven

“Crown; wreath” — Greek origin

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

Steven has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #10 (1955) · 1,293,124 babies named Steven all-time · 1 in 1,400 boys born in 2025.

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 3,881 notable people named Steven:

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

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