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Help[Facts] Re: Steven
in reply to a message by Anneza
In the 1993 edition of The Guinness Book of Names by Leslie Dunkling, the number of births per 10,000 in England and Wales is given for a selection of years between 1950 and 1990. The figures for the two main spellings of Stephen/Steven are as follows:
1950: Stephen 268, Steven 32
1955: Stephen 568, Steven 132
1960: Stephen 454, Steven 202
1965: Stephen 380, Steven 178
1970: Stephen 282, Steven 195
1975: Stephen 233, Steven 219
1980: Stephen 172, Steven 160
1985: Stephen 156, Steven 186
1990: Stephen 102, Steven 96
So Steven was a bit more common in England & Wales than Stephen in 1985, but Stephen was ahead in the other years of this selection.
1950: Stephen 268, Steven 32
1955: Stephen 568, Steven 132
1960: Stephen 454, Steven 202
1965: Stephen 380, Steven 178
1970: Stephen 282, Steven 195
1975: Stephen 233, Steven 219
1980: Stephen 172, Steven 160
1985: Stephen 156, Steven 186
1990: Stephen 102, Steven 96
So Steven was a bit more common in England & Wales than Stephen in 1985, but Stephen was ahead in the other years of this selection.
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