Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Stephen

Endangered Down 96.4% from peak

Peak era

1952

Peak births

23,055

Current vitality

Fragile

Peak generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19522025

Quick answers about Stephen

An estimated 660,948 living Americans are named Stephen.

Stephen is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 829 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 96.4% from its 1952 peak.

The median age of a living American named Stephen is approximately 56 years, with most bearers falling between 40 and 69 years old.

No. Stephen is endangered as a baby name, down 96.4% from its 1952 peak with 829 births in 2025.

Peak year

1952

Decline from peak

96.4%

2025

829

All-time

864,739

At its 1952 peak, Stephen claimed 23,055 births — a genuinely dominant era that defined the sound of its generation.

Stephen peaked in 1952, when 23,055 boys were given the name.

In 2025, only 829 boys were given the name.

Down 96.4% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 864,739 Americans named Stephen since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

Peak generationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 96.4% from peak

195223,055 boys named Stephen

2025829 boys named Stephen

Living profile

660,948

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age56

Core range40–69

Playground Density Index 1.4%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.