Dejan vs Steve
Dejan and Stevecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 1992, Dejan was ranked #537 and Steve #565 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Dejan was ranked #5119 and Steve #1859 among boys in England and Wales.
Dejan and Steve over time
Dejan and Steve appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Steve held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dejan in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Steve reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Dejan in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Dejan and Steve changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1969 and 1992, ending at #537 and #565.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 1969–1992
Dejan held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Steve in 15.
Highest recorded here: Dejan #284 in 1972, Steve #263 in 1969.
The order changed in 1992: Dejan moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #568 and #505; by 1992 that had become #537 and #565.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Dejan #537, Steve #565.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1996–2024
Dejan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Steve in 14.
Highest recorded here: Dejan #1850 in 1999, Steve #588 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dejan #5119, Steve #1859.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Dejan | Steve |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dejan and Steve both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Dejan
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #508 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–1997
Highest recorded position: #284 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1969–1997).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Steve
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #395 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #242 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys