Masculine dossier · first seen 1920

Steele

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Steele
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

147

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1920Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

8.2%

2024

135

All-time

2,877

Steele has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 147 boys were named Steele.

In 2024, only 135 boys were given the name.

Down 8.2% from its peak.

All told, about 2,877 Americans have been named Steele and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1920.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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