How Many People Are Named Stephen Fielding?

There are approximately 13 people named Stephen Fielding living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Stephen with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Fielding. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 26,365,718 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Stephen

Last Name

Fielding

Stephen: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Stephen. The peak year was 1952 with 23,081 births. The average person named Stephen today is 55 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Stephen

In the 2020 Census, the first name Stephen was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (86.51%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (4.96%) and Hispanic (3.86%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Stephen in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Stephen rose or fell over time.

White

86.51%

Black

4.96%

Hispanic

3.86%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.86%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.39%

Two or More Races

2.42%

Ancestry of the Fielding Surname

The surname Fielding was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Fielding in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

83.87%

Black

7.17%

Hispanic

3.60%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.00%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.69%

Two or More Races

3.67%

How we calculated this

The first name "Stephen" has an estimated frequency of 0.199% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Fielding" appears at a rate of 1.98 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Stephen are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 13 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Stephen

Stephen Smith Stephen Johnson Stephen Williams Stephen Brown Stephen Jones Stephen Garcia Stephen Davis Stephen Moore

Other people with the surname Fielding

Michael Fielding James Fielding John Fielding David Fielding Robert Fielding William Fielding Lauren Fielding

Stephen Fielding: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Stephen Fielding?

We estimate approximately 13 people named Stephen Fielding are alive in the United States today. The first name Stephen is shared by 680,609 Americans, and the surname Fielding is shared by 6,781.

How rare is the name Stephen Fielding?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans. The first name Stephen is very common and the surname Fielding is rare.

Is Stephen a male or female name?

Stephen is predominantly male, with 99.7% of bearers being male and 0.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 1952 and the average bearer today is 55 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Stephen?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Stephen was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (86.51%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (4.96%) and Hispanic (3.86%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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