Names / Boy names
Steel
Current rank
#3,174
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,271
in 2021
First recorded
1984
in U.S. data
Children named
865
since 1984
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,271 in 2021 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Steel first appears in 1984. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Roughly 865 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.