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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Steward

Steward was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 777th; the most babies were born in 1920 (37). More babies were named Steward in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192037 babies
Total since 1880
1,229babies recorded

Steward popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#4,63812
1980#3,23114
1970#3,7988
1960#2,11016
1950#2,19113
1940#2,06813
1930#1,68720
1920#1,20637
1910#1,8115
1900#1,4825
1890——
1880——

How popular is Steward, counting every spelling?

Steward has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Steward?

About 500 people born in the US named Steward are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 44 and 71. That makes Steward a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Steward by state

How common Steward was among boys born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (3.2×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesPA0.08New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Steward, boys, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Steward: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Steward, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Steward

How popular is the name Steward?

Steward was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 777th; the most babies were born in 1920 (37). More babies were named Steward in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Steward a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,229 boys.

Where was Steward most popular?

In 1918–1922, Steward was most common in Pennsylvania (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and Virginia.