Steve

Steve: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “crown, garland”
Origin: Greek
Say it: STEEV · 1 syllable
Used for: Boys

Short form of Stephen or Steven, from Greek Stephanos 'crown, garland'. Widely used in English-speaking contexts as an independent familiar form.

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How popular is Steve?

202430.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Steve in 202499

2024 rank#1,681 boys

Peak year1959

Total US babies since 1880242,029

Steve is fading: recent use is about 48% of its level ten years before.

Names like Steve

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Stevencrown, garland · Greek
Steviecrown, garland · English
Stephencrown · Greek
Stephaniecrown · Greek
Estebancrown · Spanish
Stefancrown · Greek
Stephancrown · Greek
Stephanycrown, garland · Greek

Steve questions

What does the name Steve mean?

Steve means "crown, garland". It comes from Greek. Short form of Stephen or Steven, from Greek Stephanos 'crown, garland'. Widely used in English-speaking contexts as an independent familiar form.

Is Steve a boy or girl name?

Steve is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Steve?

99 US babies were named Steve in 2024. Its peak year was 1959.

How do you pronounce Steve?

Steve is usually pronounced STEEV.

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.