Steven is a boy's name of English origin meaning “crown.” In 2024 it was given to 1,284 boys in the United States.
Steven belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “crown” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Steven first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #10 in 1955, and in 2024 1,284 babies received the name — 1,291,851 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Steven means “crown” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Steven is a boy name. In 2024, 1,284 babies received the name in the US.
Steven comes from the English & American tradition.
Steven first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #10 in 1955, and 1,284 babies were given the name in 2024.
Steven is pronounced /ˈstiːvən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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