How Many People Are Named Steward?
An estimated 603 people in the United States have the first name Steward. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Steward peaked in popularity in 1920 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Steward 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 Steward paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
603
About 1 in 568,415 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1920
37 births
Total Registered
1,229
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Steward
Steward is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,229 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Steward as a male name
Ranked #9,258 in 2002
7 male births in 2002
Peak: 1920 (37 births)
Steward: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Steward span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 217 babies were registered. Steward has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Steward by Decade
How has Steward 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.
Steward by State
Steward + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Steward as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Steward
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Steward: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Steward?
We estimate approximately 603 people named Steward 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 568,415 Americans share this first name.
Is Steward a common name?
Steward is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,229 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Steward most popular?
Steward reached peak popularity in 1920, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Steward is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Steward a male name?
Steward is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Steward Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Steward Smith, Steward Johnson, Steward 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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