Girls' name · since 1988
Estephany
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 821 babies named Estephany, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 821
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Estephany sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 821 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estephany has been recorded 821 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1988 to 2023.
- #8,581 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 821 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estephany ranks #8,581 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 821 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 821
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Estephany's 821 recorded births place it above 88.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Estephany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Estephany splits its recorded history at 2004: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Estephany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2023
- Peak year (2008)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Estephany by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (388 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Estephany's strongest decade.
388 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Estephany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
276 births
- 2000s
2000s
388 births
- 2010s 118
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 388 births (47% of all-time use).
How Estephany 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 Estephany's total volume
Estephany by state
Where Estephany concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 205 | 25.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 122 | 14.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 27 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
205 of 821 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Estephany's decade-level peak was the 2000s (388 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Estephanys (205 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Estephany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
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, 1988–2023 (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 Estephany 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.