Girls' name · since 1980

Estefania

Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 7,038 babies named Estefania, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#2,067 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,128 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
7,038
born since 1980
2000s
peak decade

7,038 babies have been named Estefania since 1980, making it today's #2128 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estefania has been recorded 7,038 times among girls since 1980, currently ranked #2128 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.

  • #2,067 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,128 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 7,038 born since 1980
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estefania ranks #2,067 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,128 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,038 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.

#2,067 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,128 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
7,038
born since 1980
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%87.6%
Estefania vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Estefania's 7,038 recorded births place it above 97.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

25 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Estefania compares

7,038 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Estefania's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Estefania Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 7,038 376 567,345
Peak-year births 386 21 19,840

Estefania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Estefania's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 386, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Estefania popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
386
Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
0100200300400500 198019861992199820042010201620222025 88

Estefania popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 1991 (Estefania as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1991 5

Estefania by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (2,536 births, 36% of the file).

2000s was Estefania's strongest decade.

2,536 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Estefania births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,536 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Estefania compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Estefania's total volume

Estefania vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -140, 2%-107, 4.2%-146, 2.7%-87, 4%-53, 8.2%-103, 9.6%-113, 3.8%-94, 3.5%-79, 6%-41, 7.5%-73, 4.6%-54, 5%-65, 7.3%-54, 11.1%-146, 2.2%Estefania-46, 5.5%Estefania
Estefania vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Estefania by state

Where Estefania concentrates geographically, total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Estefania
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,287 32.5%
#2 Texas
1,455 20.7%
#3 Florida
458 6.5%
#4 Illinois
372 5.3%
#5 New York
277 3.9%
#6 Arizona
264 3.8%
#7 Georgia
126 1.8%
#8 New Jersey
95 1.3%
California share of Estefania's total US births 32.5%
Even split

2,287 of 7,038 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Estefania appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Estefania?
Since 1980, Social Security records show 7,038 babies named Estefania. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #2,067 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,128 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1996, with 386 births.
Where does Estefania sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estefania ranks #2,067 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,128 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Estefania most popular?
Estefania was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,536 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Estefania most popular?
The top states for the name Estefania are California (2,287 births), Texas (1,455 births), Florida (458 births).
How long has the name Estefania been used?
The SSA has tracked Estefania since 1980 -- 46 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Estefania?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esther, Estelle, Estella, Estrella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Estefania's data

  • Estefania's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,536 total births); usage has since declined to 583 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Estefanias (2,287 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Estefania

Nearby Names Like Estefania

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Estefania

Names with a similar popularity rank to Estefania

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Estefania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Estefania draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.