Steichen was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1900 and signed the naturalization papers as Edward J. Steichen; however, he continued to use his birth name of Éduard until after the First World War.
Steichen nacionalizouse como cidadán estadounidense en 1900 e asinou os papeis como Edward J. Steichen; porén, continuou usando o seu nome de nacemento Eduard ata despois da Primeira Guerra Mundial.