Steele
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning steep; hard as steel.
Babies a year
159
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Steele by the numbers
Steele was given to 159 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Steele. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Steelhard as steel; steep; derived from the metal or adjective50 in the US (2017)
- Steelylike steel; hard and strong7 in the US (2017)
- Steevecrown; wreath; variant of Steve from Stephen5 in the US (2017)
- Steviecrowned with wreaths; a form of Stephen171 in England and Wales (2025)
- Stevecrown; wreath; a diminutive of Stephen186 in the US (2017)
- Seeleyblessed or holy place dweller50 in the US (2017)
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