boy's name
Steele
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,334
Steele is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 184 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 184 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 18,018 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Steele over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 46 |
| 1930s | 18 |
| 1940s | 34 |
| 1950s | 55 |
| 1960s | 58 |
| 1970s | 36 |
| 1980s | 153 |
| 1990s | 356 |
| 2000s | 498 |
| 2010s | 1,088 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 849 |
How popular is Steele?
In 2025, Steele was given to 184 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Steele is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Steele
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Steele also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Steele over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Steele
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Steele — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Steele
How popular is the name Steele?
In 2025, Steele was given to 184 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Steele a girl's or a boy's name?
Steele is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Steele?
Steele has 1 syllable.
When was Steele most popular?
Steele peaked in 2025, when 184 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Steele a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Steele currently ranks #1,183 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.