NameData
Name file · Girl · SSA 1880–2024
Stephen
Stephen is a girl's name.
○ Now rareMillennials
2,930
Total named
52
Avg ageestimated
1985
Peak year
Unranked
Rank in 2024
Stephen peaked in 1985, when about 97 girls were given the name. It's now too rare to crack the top of the SSA charts at all. Most people named Stephen today are around 52 years old (estimated) — squarely Millennials. In all, roughly 2,930 girls have been named Stephen since record-keeping began in 1912.

📈 Popularity over time

How many girls were named Stephen each year, 1880–2024.
Peak: 198597 girls19201940196019802000

♀ ♂ A shared name

Stephen is given to both girls and boys. Among everyone with this name:
0% girls
100% boys

↔ Names from the same era

Other girls' names that peaked around the same time as Stephen:
KristelMegganSeanArynClaribelTalisha
Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain), 1880–2024. Average age is estimated from a survival curve, not actuarial tables.
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How we read a name

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public-domain record of names given to babies born in the United States from 1880 to 2024. The SSA only counts a name in a year if at least five babies received it.

Popularity & rank

The trajectory shows how many girls were named Stephen each year. The peak year is simply the year that count was highest, and the rank is where the name sat among all girls' names in 2024.

Estimated average age

We estimate the typical age of living people with this name by combining how many were born each year with a rough survival curve. It's a useful approximation for "how old does this name feel," not a precise actuarial figure — that's why we always label it estimated.

For general informational and entertainment purposes only. Counts reflect U.S. SSA card applications and may differ from total births. Figures are rounded.