Trend of the Popularity of Stephen as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 829 male babies that were named Stephen in the US, which was 0.05% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Stephen peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1985 with a count of 12,210 babies, which was 0.66% of the total male babies born in the US in 1985.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Stephen, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Stephen.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Stephen in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Stephen in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Stephen from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Stephen as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	10062	0.56
1981	10302	0.57
1982	10627	0.59
1983	11564	0.65
1984	12096	0.67
1985	12210	0.66
1986	11877	0.65
1987	11550	0.62
1988	11607	0.61
1989	11736	0.59
1990	11943	0.58
1991	10525	0.52
1992	9308	0.47
1993	8369	0.43
1994	7481	0.39
1995	6556	0.34
1996	6008	0.32
1997	5414	0.29
1998	5013	0.26
1999	4543	0.24
2000	4137	0.21
2001	3738	0.19
2002	3349	0.17
2003	3142	0.16
2004	2851	0.14
2005	2745	0.14
2006	2552	0.12
2007	2376	0.11
2008	2092	0.10
2009	1920	0.10
2010	1820	0.10
2011	1579	0.08
2012	1568	0.08
2013	1452	0.08
2014	1452	0.08
2015	1497	0.08
2016	1379	0.07
2017	1334	0.07
2018	1246	0.07
2019	1095	0.06
2020	1024	0.06
2021	958	0.06
2022	919	0.05
2023	898	0.05
2024	870	0.05
2025	829	0.05