Is Steele a boy or girl name?

Steele is a boy’s name. Of the 3,191 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.3% were girls and 95.7% were boys.

Steele

Recorded 1920–2025 · United States

Steele was most popular in 2025, when 184 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,332 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,332, with 184 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,191 people named Steele.

Steele over time

Births per year. The dot marks Steele’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Steele a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Steele is a boy’s name — 4.3% of the 3,191 Americans given it were girls and 95.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Steele

Where Steele is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org