Spellings
Steven or Stephen?
In the US in 2025, 60% of babies in this name family were spelled Steven and 40% Stephen. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Steven already led in 2015, with 64% of the family's births; it has 60% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 4,212 to 2,090 births (−50%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven | 2,715 | 1,261 | −54% |
| Stephen | 1,497 | 829 | −45% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈstivən/ (STEE-vun). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Steven 10 births and Stephen 10 births.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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