How Many People Are Named Steely?
An estimated 183 people in the United States have the first name Steely. It is predominantly female (97.3%). The average bearer is 7 years old, and Steely peaked in popularity in 2023 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Steely 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 Steely paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
183
About 1 in 1,872,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.3% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2023
33 births
Total Registered
184
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Steely
Steely is predominantly female (97.3%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Steely as a male name
Ranked #13,791 in 2014
5 male births in 2014
Peak: 2014 (5 births)
Steely as a female name
Ranked #4,359 in 2024
33 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (33 births)
Steely: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Steely span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 119 babies were registered. Steely remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Steely by Decade
How has Steely 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.
Steely by State
Steely + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Steely as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Steely
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Steely: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Steely?
We estimate approximately 183 people named Steely 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 1,872,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Steely a common name?
Steely is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 184 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Steely most popular?
Steely reached peak popularity in 2023, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Steely is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Steely a female name?
Steely is predominantly female. 97.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Steely Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Steely Smith, Steely Johnson, Steely 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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