Stephanie
The French feminine of Stephen, from Greek Stephanos, “crown.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
The feminine of Stephen, 'crown' in Greek, a 1980s top-10 staple.
Stephanie first shows up in the national records in 1891. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1960 to 2007. It spent 17 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1990, when 24,864 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 7 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1984, at No. 6. In 2025 it ranked No. 557 for girls. All told, 747,786 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Stefanie (37,187), Stephany (15,176), Stefani (7,033), Stephenie (5,771), Stephani (5,305), Stefany (4,330) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Stephen
Explore Stephanie interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 100 | No. 699 |
| 1900s | 363 | No. 438 |
| 1910s | 2,673 | No. 302 |
| 1920s | 1,988 | No. 370 |
| 1930s | 1,603 | No. 398 |
| 1940s | 11,936 | No. 128 |
| 1950s | 35,557 | No. 101 |
| 1960s | 92,821 | No. 19 |
| 1970s | 160,468 | No. 8 |
| 1980s | 218,173 | No. 6 |
| 1990s | 149,836 | No. 7 |
| 2000s | 49,960 | No. 40 |
| 2010s | 15,843 | No. 126 |
| 2020s | 3,827 | No. 437 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.