Steve

Diminutive of Stephen or Steven

"garland, crown"

Steve Origin and Meaning

The name Steve is a boy's name meaning "garland, crown".

Some parents just use Steve on the birth certificate, but it doesn't have the breezy charm of trendy short forms like Max, Sam, and Jake. Regardless of how much you love Steve as a given name, it might be smart to give your son a longer option to fall back on.

Steve Rank in US Top 1000

# 988 in the US

Popularity of the name Steve

• 988 US 2016
• 1651 Nameberry 2025
• 541 Unique 2023

20 Names Similar to Steve

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Steve.

• Mike
• Jerry
• Gary
• Joe
• Barry
• Larry
• Johnny
• Bill
• Randy
• Mandy
• Stan
• Juan
• Dwayne
• Craig
• Tom
• Jefferson
• Richie
• Donald
• Bart
• Don

Famous People Named Steve

• Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs American co,founder of Apple, Inc.
• Stephen Gary "Steve" Wozniak American co,founder of Apple, Inc.
• Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin American actor and comedian
• Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood English musician
• Terence Steven "Steve" McQueen American actor
• Steven Rodney "Steve" McQueen American film director
• Stephen Valentine Patrick William "Steve" Allen American TV host
• Steven John "Steve" Carell American actor and comedian
• Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle American singer,songwriter
• Stephen Ray "Steve" Perry American singer
• Stephen John "Steve" Nash Canadian basketball player
• Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin Australian wildlife expert and TV personality
• Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce English football manager
• Steven Lee "Steve" Lukather American musician
• Steven Siro "Steve" Vai American singer,songwriter
• Steven Harland "Steve" Miller American singer,songwriter
• Steve O (born Stephen Gilchrist Glover), American TV personality
• Broderick Steven "Steve" Harvey American comedian and TV host
• Steve Madden American founder and former CEO of Steven Madden, Ltd.
• Steve Dodd Australian actor
• Steve Nesser American pro skateboarder
• Steve Byers Canadian actor
• Steve Molitor Canadian pro boxer
• Steven Michael "Steve" Burns American entertainer best known as original host of the children's TV program "Blue's Clues"

The name Steve in Pop Culture

• Steve Randle fictional character in S. E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders" and was portrayed by Tom Cruise in the movie adaptation of the same name
• Steve Rogers aka Captain America Marvel Comics superhero portrayed by Chris Evans
• Steve Hays character in S.E. Hinton's Rumble Fish
• Steve default avatar in computer game "Minecraft"
• Steve Burnside character in the Resident Evil series
• Steve Austin character on TV's "Six Million Dollar Man"
• Steve van Gerbig character on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
• Steve Carlsberg character in the podcast "Welcome To Night Vale"
• Steve Leonard character in Cirque Du Freak series
• Steven James "Steve" McDonald character on British soap "Coronation Street"
• Steve Elliot character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Steve Brady character on "Sex and the City"
• Steve Smith character in the animated TV series "American Dad!"
• Steve Harrington character on the Netflix show "Stranger Things"
• Lt. Commander Stephen J "Steve" McGarrett character in American TV show Hawaii Five,0
• Steven Rockwell "Steve" Trevor DC comics character
• Steve Palchuk character in the Netflix series "Trollhunters"
• Steve "the Gnoll" Melncamp rp character in realplay DnD podcast Drunks and Dragons. Played by Mike Bachmann.
• Steve Arnott anti,corruption officer on TV's "Line of Duty"