Recorded 1991–2013 Girls' name Peak 2006 174 births

Estephani — girls' name

174 babies named Estephani in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s592000s972010s18
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Estephani was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

15 babies were named Estephani in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Estephani

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Estephani between 1991 and 2013, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Estephani currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Estephani performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Estephani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Estephani in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Estephani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 174 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Estephani at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

174

Since 1991

23 years of records

Peak year

2006

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1991

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2013

Estephani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1991

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2006)
15
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 20132009200620032000199719921991 5

Estephani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
97 births that decade — 56% of Estephani's all-time total
1990s592000s972010s18

Estephani by state

Where Estephani concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Estephani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 12.6%
#2 Texas
10 5.7%
California share of Estephani's total US births 12.6%
Even split

22 of 174 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Estephani?
174 babies have been named Estephani since 1991. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2006 with 15 births.
When was Estephani most popular?
Estephani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Estephani most popular?
The top states for the name Estephani are California (22 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Estephani been used?
Estephani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 23 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Estephani?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.