Meaning 
The name Steve has the following meaning: Crown, or "garland". In the Bible, Stephen was an annointed disciple of Jesus Christ, who was eventually stoned to death for his convictions and faith (Acts 7).
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Steve is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 463 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Steve fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 15 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 610 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Steve in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Steve and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Steve: Boys - Cole, Dard, Jerome, Julian, Narcisse, Nicholas, Nico, Girls - Andria, Damalis, Damans, Damia, Damiana, Effa, Eudora, Eugenia, Iphigeneia, Kristine, Marlys, Narcissa, Both genders - Agnes, Beryl
Variants 
The name Steve is a variant of Stephen. Other popular variants of the name Stephen are: Esteban (Spanish), Staffan, Steafan, Steba, Steben, Stef, Stefan, Stefanas, Stefano, Stefanos, Stefanus, Steffan, Steffen, Steffon, Stefon, Step, Steph, Stephan (German), Stephanas, Stephane, Stephano, Stephanos, Stephanus, Stephens, Stephenson, Stephon, Stevan (Serbian), Steve (Nickname), Steven (English), Stevenson, Stevey, Stevie, Stevin, Stevon, Stevy, Stevyn
Style 
We think the name Steve should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Steve to be: Wealthy, devoted and proper chapIn one word, you might describe Steve as a(n) " devoted" person. See other "devoted" names for boys.
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