Steve Blass
There are approximately 1 people named Steve Blass living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Steve with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Blass. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Steve
169K
Alive today
Named Blass
2.2K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 169K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1959
Average age: 62
Estimated bearers: 2.2K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #15,589
Per 100K: 0.64
Top ancestry: White (81.1%)
First name trend
Steve: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Steve. The peak year was 1959 with 11,094 births. The average person named Steve today is 62 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Blass surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Blass, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 81.1%.
- White81.1%
- Hispanic or Latino11.7%
- Black or African American5.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2%
- Unknown or suppressed1.0%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Steve has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0492% of the US population, based on 168,580 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Blass appears at a rate of 0.64 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0006%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Steve Blass. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Steve
FAQ
Steve Blass: questions and answers
How many people are named Steve Blass?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Steve Blass. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0492%) with the surname frequency (0.64 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Steve Blass?
We classify Steve Blass as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Steve a male or female name?
Steve is predominantly male. Out of 242,029 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Steve profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.