Steven
An English name built on the Greek word for "crown" or "garland". Only a few hundred Polish men carry it, and it's given less and less: most people here will never meet a Steven.
Steven Pronunciation
What Steven means
Where Steven comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Steven traces back to the Greek Stephanos, a word for the crown or garland set on a victor's head. The spelling with a v is the English relative of Stephen, and it spread through English-speaking countries. So the name reaches Poland in English dress, though its root runs back to Greek.
The garland once marked honor. It was given to winning athletes and to people a community wished to remember. Early Christians attached the word to Saint Stephen, the first martyr, whose feast falls on 26 December, a date many Poles keep as the second day of Christmas.
A boy called Steven on a Polish class register sits near the Szczepans, since Szczepan is the old native form of that same Greek root. Two spellings, one meaning. The name still says crown, still says garland.
How many people are named Steven
1 in 32639 men in Poland is named Steven. 654 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1159 among male names.
Steven's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been falling steadily since 2000.
Steven as a middle name
Steven is a first name for 654 men in Poland and a middle name for another 366, a 64/36 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 368th, between Ian (369) and Ivan (363).
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#366 Felix371
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#367 Ian369
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#368 Steven366
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#369 Ivan363
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#370 Leonardo361