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Steve
Pronounced /stiːv/
Rank in 2024
#1,682
Born in 2024
99
Peak year
1959 · #41
Origin
Not recorded
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 99 boys were named Steve, about 1 in every 17,326.
- It peaked in 1959 with 11,067 babies, ranked #41.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 241,122 boys have been named Steve since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Steve per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 1.2Greatest1901–27
- 1.2Silent1928–45
- 3.5Boomers1946–64
- 1.4Gen X1965–80
- 0.5Millennials1981–96
- 0.3Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 20,348 babies, 1.22 per 1,000. Silent: 25,100 babies, 1.22 per 1,000. Boomers: 130,720 babies, 3.48 per 1,000. Gen X: 38,554 babies, 1.42 per 1,000. Millennials: 14,906 babies, 0.49 per 1,000. Gen Z: 7,925 babies, 0.25 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,060 babies, 0.09 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Shortening of various names ultimately derived from Latin Stephanus m, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος m (Stéphanos) from στέφανος m (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”) ==== Proper noun ==== Steve (plural Steves) A diminutive of the male given name Steven and Stephen; also used as a formal male given name. A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie. ===== Derived terms =====
- A diminutive of the male given name Steven and Stephen; also used as a formal male given name.
- A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /stiːv/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Steve, CC BY-SA 4.0.