Steven Stern
There are approximately 93 people named Steven Stern living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,685,531 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Steven with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Stern. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
93
1 in 3,685,531
Named Steven
1.1M
Alive today
Named Stern
29K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.1M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1956
Average age: 53
Estimated bearers: 29K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,418
Per 100K: 8.50
Top ancestry: White (93.7%)
First name trend
Steven: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Steven. The peak year was 1956 with 38,488 births. The average person named Steven today is 53 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Stern surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Stern, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 93.7%.
- White93.7%
- Black or African American2.2%
- Hispanic or Latino2.1%
- Two or more races1.2%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Steven has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3207% of the US population, based on 1,099,351 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Stern appears at a rate of 8.50 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0085%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 93 people with the full name Steven Stern. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Steven Stern: questions and answers
How many people are named Steven Stern?
We estimate approximately 93 people in the United States share the full name Steven Stern. That works out to about 1 in 3,685,531 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3207%) with the surname frequency (8.50 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Steven Stern?
We classify Steven Stern as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,685,531 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Steven a male or female name?
Steven is predominantly male. Out of 1,296,316 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Steven 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.