Steve
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Steven and Stephen; also used as a formal male given name. Shortening of various names ultimately derived from Latin Stephanus m, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος m (Stéphanos) from στέφανος m (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”)
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Steve (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 767 |
| 2000 | 770 |
| 2001 | 778 |
| 2002 | 781 |
| 2003 | 784 |
| 2004 | 798 |
| 2005 | 797 |
| 2006 | 789 |
| 2007 | 792 |
| 2008 | 801 |
| 2009 | 802 |
| 2010 | 807 |
| 2011 | 815 |
| 2012 | 811 |
| 2013 | 808 |
| 2014 | 811 |
| 2015 | 815 |
| 2016 | 811 |
| 2017 | 814 |
| 2018 | 813 |
| 2019 | 810 |
| 2020 | 808 |
Steve in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Steve.Hi! My name is Steve.
- Steve har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Steve has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Steve i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Steve this afternoon.
- Steves mamma är lärare.Steve's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Steves mamma is Steve's mum.
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What does the name Steve mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Steven and Stephen; also used as a formal male given name. Shortening of various names ultimately derived from Latin Stephanus m, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος m (Stéphanos) from στέφανος m (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”)
How popular is Steve in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Steve in 2022. In 2020, 808 people in Sweden had Steve as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.