Given name & surname
Stevenson
“crowned with garland”
Stevenson is a variant of Stephen. One Greek interpretation is “crowned with garland.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Stevenson is a variant of Stephen. One Greek interpretation is “crowned with garland.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Stevenson is a variant of Stephen. An origin associated with Stephen is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Stevenson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Stephen.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stevenson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,559
- 1,559 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,637 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,637 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 35 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,513 as a first name in 2020; 72,286 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Stevenson’s family of names
In English usage, Stevenson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Stephen. In Greek usage, Stevenson as a surname is a transliteration of Στέβενσον. Stevenson has a related form in Stephen.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Stevenson
- Stevenson ArcherAmerican politician and lawyer (1786-1848)
- Stevenson MagloireHaitian artist (1963-1994)
- Stevenson ArcherAmerican politician (1827-1898)
- Stevenson SavartHaitian cross-country skierborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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