The first name Steven

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Meaning

The name Steven is related to Stéphane. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Steven belongs to the same name family as Stéphane. The name Stéphane comes from Greek Stephanos through Latin Stephanus and learned or international forms.

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In archival records, Steven may coexist with Stéphane or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:ste-venstivən

Frequency of the first name Steven by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Steven by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name StevenLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Steven in baptisms by year.10075502501835186919031937197120051835–1839 3 baptisms1855–1859 9 baptisms1860–1864 3 baptisms1865–1869 3 baptisms1880–1884 3 baptisms1910–1914 3 baptisms1950–1954 3 baptisms1955–1959 6 baptisms1960–1964 9 baptisms1965–1969 18 baptisms1970–1974 12 baptisms1975–1979 12 baptisms1980–1984 27 baptisms1985–1989 75 baptisms1990–1994 63 baptisms1995–1999 51 baptisms2000–2004 6 baptisms2005–2009 3 baptisms

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