Over the past 110 years, 234 709 boys and 51 girls have been named Steve. The name Steve ranks 149th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Steve in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Steve came in the 1950s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.