Stevenson
Stevenson is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 8 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 80.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 195335 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1912
- 1,554people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,554 boys have been named Stevenson in the United States since 1912, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1953, with 35 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1977, and the 1950s alone account for 17%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Stevenson | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21 | |
| 1920s | 29 | |
| 1930s | 37 | |
| 1940s | 89 | |
| 1950s | 265 | |
| 1960s | 192 | |
| 1970s | 183 | |
| 1980s | 239 | |
| 1990s | 203 | |
| 2000s | 139 | |
| 2010s | 108 | |
| 2020s | 49 |
In 1953, its biggest year
Stevenson was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 1953 were Robert, James, Michael, John and David. See all of 1953.
Names that rose and fell with Stevenson
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Stephanpeak 1989
- Reynaldopeak 1991
- Terrancepeak 1988
- Dannielpeak 1959
- Philippepeak 1979
- Danielpeak 1985
- Cardellpeak 1989
- Johnellpeak 1990
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.