What is Stevie Wonder’s birth name?

Stevie Wonder’s birth name is Stevland Hardaway Morris. He was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, in Saginaw, Michigan, and later took the surname Morris after his mother’s marriage.

Wonder was born prematurely and became blind shortly after birth. His musical ability emerged very early, and he learned several instruments, including piano, harmonica, and drums. Motown signed him as a child performer, initially presenting him as Little Stevie Wonder.

The surname detail can cause confusion because biographical sources describe Judkins as his birth surname and Morris as the name he became known by professionally and legally. His stage name, Stevie Wonder, is not his birth name.

He adopted the professional name Stevie Wonder while still a child, and it remained his public identity throughout his recording career.