Steve Finley
There are approximately 20 people named Steve Finley living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 17,137,717 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Steve with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Finley. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
20
1 in 17,137,717
Named Steve
169K
Alive today
Named Finley
41K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 169K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1959
Average age: 62
Top Census group: White (78.4%)
Estimated bearers: 41K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #946
Per 100K: 12.11
Top ancestry: White (69.5%)
First name trend
Steve: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Steve. The peak year was 1959 with 11,094 births. The average person named Steve today is 62 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Steve
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Steve, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 78.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Steve described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Steve at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White78.4% · 205,820
- Hispanic or Latino8.9% · 23,402
- Black or African American5.9% · 15,564
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 10,881
- Two or more races1.9% · 5,090
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,669
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Finley surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Finley, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 69.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Finley described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Finley at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White69.5% · 25,140
- Black or African American20.8% · 7,525
- Two or more races4.4% · 1,602
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 1,250
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 431
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 241
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Steve has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0492% of the US population, based on 168,580 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Steve right now.
The surname Finley appears at a rate of 12.11 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0121%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 20 people with the full name Steve Finley. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Steve Finley: questions and answers
How many people are named Steve Finley?
We estimate approximately 20 people in the United States share the full name Steve Finley. That works out to about 1 in 17,137,717 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0492%) with the surname frequency (12.11 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Steve Finley?
We classify Steve Finley as "Very Rare". About 1 in 17,137,717 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Steve a male or female name?
Steve is predominantly male. Out of 242,029 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Steve profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Steve Finley?
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