Total births
35
Girls' name · since 1982
Sephanie
35 babies named Sephanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 35
- total births
- 1982–1992
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Sephanie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 35 recorded since 1982.
Sephanie has 35 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1992.
- 35 total births
- 1982–1992 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
35 girls have been named Sephanie since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.
- 35
- total births
- 1982–1992
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Sephanie was born in this single decade.
1984
Single peak year
8 babies were named Sephanie in 1984 - its busiest year on record.
Sephanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sephanie's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sephanie at a glance
Last recorded 1992Peak year
1984
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1982
Sephanie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1992
- Peak year (1984)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Sephanie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Sephanie's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Sephanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 24 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sephanie? ▼
Sephanie has been given to 35 babies in the U.S. since 1982, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1992. 8 babies were born in 1984, its single highest year.
When was Sephanie most popular? ▼
Sephanie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Sephanie been used? ▼
Sephanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 11 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Sephanie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include September, Sephora, Sephira, Sephra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sephanie's data
- Sephanie's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sephanie
Nearby Names Like Sephanie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sephanie
September Girl
#5838 2,203 births
Sephora Girl
#4062 1,003 births
Sephira Girl
#14542 117 births
Sephra Girl
40 births
Sepideh Girl
25 births
Compare Sephanie side by side: Sephanie vs September Sephanie vs Sephora Sephanie vs Sephira
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1982–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sephanie: Baby Name Since 1982 - 35 Births, Peak 1984." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sephanie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sephanie 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 June 2026.