Steele: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “steel”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- STEEL · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (96% of all uses)
From the English surname Steele, originally referring to someone associated with steel or with a steely quality. As a given name it follows the surname-style naming pattern.
How popular is Steele?
Babies named Steele in 2024145
2024 rank#1,385 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18803,000
Steele is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Steele
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Steele questions
What does the name Steele mean?
Steele means "steel". It comes from English. From the English surname Steele, originally referring to someone associated with steel or with a steely quality. As a given name it follows the surname-style naming pattern.
Is Steele a boy or girl name?
Steele is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Steele?
145 US babies were named Steele in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Steele?
Steele is usually pronounced STEEL.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.