Steele
Steele was the 1185th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 174 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 412 places. More babies were named Steele in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,185 boys, up 376 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 174boys
- Girls and boys
- 8% girls, 92% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025174 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,191babies recorded
Steele popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,024 | #1,185 | 10 | 174 |
| 2020 | — | #1,561 | — | 106 |
| 2010 | — | #2,393 | — | 53 |
| 2000 | — | #1,991 | — | 52 |
| 1990 | — | #2,687 | — | 25 |
| 1980 | — | #3,814 | — | 11 |
| 1970 | — | #5,347 | — | 5 |
| 1960 | — | #3,621 | — | 7 |
| 1950 | — | #2,996 | — | 8 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #2,742 | — | 11 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Steele, counting every spelling?
Steele is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #994 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,185 for Steele on its own. Together these spellings went to 212 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steele | 174 | #1,185 | 686 |
| Steel | 38 | #3,174 | 231 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Steele?
174 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Steele (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Steele born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Steele.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Steele?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Steele are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 24. That makes Steele a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Steele by state
How common Steele was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.7×), Arizona (1.6×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Steele: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Steele, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Steele
How popular is the name Steele?
Steele was the 1185th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 174 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 412 places. More babies were named Steele in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Steele a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 8% girls, 92% boys given the name Steele in the US.
Where is Steele most popular?
In 2021–2025, Steele was most common in Louisiana (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Utah.