Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Stevie

Meaning A diminutive of the male given names Stephen and Steven Gender Unisex · 59% girls Rank 2025 #203 Trend ↑ Rising 140%

A diminutive of the male given names Stephen and Steven.

Rank 2025
#203
among girls · ↑6 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,545
named Stevie · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,074
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,545 babies
All-time total
30,183
#1,147 all-time among girls
First recorded
1919
in Social Security records

Stevie popularity over time

30,183 babies have been named Stevie since 1919, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 5 5 1 – –
1920s 5 40 45 5 +800% #5,680
1930s 16 73 89 9 +98% #4,292
1940s 71 409 480 48 +439% #3,114
1950s 79 3,049 3,128 313 +552% #3,528
1960s 54 3,572 3,626 363 +16% #4,735
1970s 134 1,979 2,113 211 -42% #2,339
1980s 2,243 1,113 3,356 336 +59% #551
1990s 2,842 1,157 3,999 400 +19% #599
2000s 1,829 468 2,297 230 -43% #1,080
2010s 3,160 356 3,516 352 +53% #524
2020s (to 2025) 7,313 216 7,529 1,255 +257% #203

Where Stevie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,744 1.08 #178
2027 1,986 1.24 #148
2028 2,219 1.38 #128
2029 2,437 1.52 #112
2030 2,640 1.64 #97

Where Stevie is most popular

Girls named Stevie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.806 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, North Dakota, and Montana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Stevie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 271 3.26 +304%
North Dakota 41 3.12 +287%
Montana 42 3.10 +285%
Idaho 84 2.51 +211%
Nebraska 83 2.31 +186%
Oklahoma 158 2.15 +166%
South Dakota 26 1.82 +126%
Arkansas 91 1.72 +114%
West Virginia 43 1.64 +104%
Missouri 182 1.51 +87%
Oregon 96 1.47 +83%
Louisiana 127 1.45 +80%
Kansas 79 1.37 +70%
Iowa 80 1.37 +70%
Arizona 189 1.35 +67%
Colorado 145 1.30 +61%
Tennessee 205 1.29 +61%
Washington 184 1.27 +58%
Kentucky 104 1.22 +51%
Indiana 166 1.18 +47%
Wyoming 5 1.17 +45%
Alabama 104 1.11 +37%
Nevada 51 1.10 +36%
New Hampshire 20 1.08 +34%
Minnesota 114 1.06 +31%
Michigan 186 1.02 +27%
Ohio 239 1.01 +25%
Wisconsin 103 1.000 +24%
Connecticut 52 0.894 +11%
Pennsylvania 211 0.892 +11%
North Carolina 202 0.887 +10%
Delaware 10 0.882 +9%
California 733 0.872 +8%
Texas 683 0.849 +5%
Georgia 192 0.845 +5%
South Carolina 67 0.745 -8%
Illinois 163 0.712 -12%
Alaska 6 0.697 -14%
Mississippi 32 0.684 -15%
New Jersey 122 0.676 -16%
Florida 287 0.671 -17%
Maryland 70 0.661 -18%
Massachusetts 79 0.653 -19%
Virginia 100 0.587 -27%
New Mexico 14 0.576 -29%
New York 194 0.490 -39%
Hawaii 5 0.436 -46%
Maine 6 0.388 -52%
District of Columbia – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Stevie

Stevie is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #203 in 2025 with 1,496 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 30,183 American babies have been named Stevie, about 59% girls and 41% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,545 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Stevie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Stevie?

The median living Stevie is about 28 years old; half are between 5 and 49. An estimated 28 thousand people named Stevie are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Stevie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,496 #203 49 #2,674
2024 1,469 #209 42 #2,992
2023 1,257 #244 39 #3,171
2022 1,196 #264 29 #3,861
2021 1,123 #285 26 #4,108
2020 772 #405 31 #3,556
2019 592 #524 41 #2,988
2018 446 #664 29 #3,781
2017 417 #698 28 #3,875
2016 346 #830 36 #3,214
2015 276 #981 36 #3,218
2014 283 #951 35 #3,213
2013 220 #1,109 40 #2,887
2012 210 #1,173 44 #2,759
2011 192 #1,249 35 #3,231
2010 178 #1,326 32 #3,438
2009 204 #1,227 36 #3,212
2008 176 #1,373 41 #2,933
2007 194 #1,272 36 #3,181
2006 204 #1,194 48 #2,536
2005 168 #1,317 43 #2,608
2004 173 #1,257 42 #2,593
2003 181 #1,190 51 #2,174
2002 164 #1,227 53 #2,064
2001 173 #1,185 63 #1,795
2000 192 #1,080 55 #1,921
1995 275 #742 105 #1,121
1990 343 #652 161 #801
1985 215 #783 117 #831
1980 54 #1,977 130 #773
1975 7 #7,851 155 #665
1970 5 #9,151 284 #478
1965 – – 389 #396
1960 – – 425 #385
1955 10 #4,022 359 #379
1950 9 #3,931 115 #651
1945 5 #5,168 30 #1,226
1940 – – 12 #2,168
1935 – – 9 #2,692
1930 – – 6 #3,953
1925 5 #5,680 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Stevie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks American singer-songwriter (born 1948) Contemporary
  2. 2 Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder American musician (born 1950) Contemporary
  3. 3 Stevie Chalmers Scottish footballer (1935–2019) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Stevie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Stevie?

The median living Stevie is about 28 years old. Half of all living Stevies are between 5 and 49 years old.

How many people named Stevie are alive today?

An estimated 28 thousand people named Stevie are alive in the United States, based on 30,183 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Stevie mean?

A diminutive of the male given names Stephen and Steven.

How popular is the name Stevie in 2025?

Stevie ranked #203 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,496 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Stevie?

30,183 babies have been named Stevie in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Stevie most popular?

Stevie peaked in 2025, when 1,545 newborns received the name.

Is Stevie a boy or girl name?

Stevie is used for both: about 59% of babies named Stevie have been girls and 41% boys.

Is the name Stevie rising or falling?

Stevie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Stevie become more popular?

Stevie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,640 girls named Stevie in 2030, which would rank around #97. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Stevie?

Well-known people named Stevie include Stevie Nicks (singer), Stevie Wonder (singer), Stevie Chalmers (soccer player).

Names like Stevie

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