How Many People Are Named Stedman?
An estimated 329 people in the United States have the first name Stedman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Stedman peaked in popularity in 1989 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Stedman as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Stedman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
329
About 1 in 1,041,806 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1989
82 births
Total Registered
368
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Stedman
Stedman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 368 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Stedman as a male name
Ranked #12,032 in 2017
6 male births in 2017
Peak: 1989 (82 births)
Stedman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Stedman span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 162 babies were registered. Stedman has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Stedman by Decade
How has Stedman tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Stedman by State
Birth registrations for Stedman span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Mississippi. The lowest are in Georgia, Mississippi, Texas. On average, about 17 Stedmans were registered per state.
Stedman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Stedman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Stedman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Stedman?
We estimate approximately 329 people named Stedman are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,041,806 Americans share this first name.
Is Stedman a common name?
Stedman is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 368 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Stedman most popular?
Stedman reached peak popularity in 1989, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Stedman is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Stedman a male name?
Stedman is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Stedman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Stedman Smith, Stedman Johnson, Stedman Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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