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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.
USA baby name statistics

Origins

The name Steve is very likely a(n) Nickname variant of the name Stephen. See other suggested Nickname boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Stephen.

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 chap

In one word, you might describe Steve as a(n) "devoted" person.

See other "devoted" names for boys.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Stephen for names of some famous persons with the name Steve or Stephen (or their variants).
Samuel (24)
Sean (61)
Seth (77)
Sebastian (83)
Stephen (125)
Spencer (130)
Shawn (156)
Sergio (192)
Scott (202)
Saul (287)
Siad
Sherod
Savion
Sergei
Shain
Sigmund
Shurwoode
Shamus
Smittea
Sigismund
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