Girls' name · since 1971
Staphanie
Staphanie has 206 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Staphanie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 206 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Staphanie recorded 206 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1998.
- #19,543 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 206 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Staphanie ranks #19,543 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 206 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Staphanie's 206 recorded births place it above 72.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Staphanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Staphanie's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Staphanie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1998
- Peak year (1990)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Staphanie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (98 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Staphanie's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Staphanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 98 births (48% of all-time use).
Staphanie by state
Where Staphanie concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.4% |
5 of 206 births nationwide.
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- Staphanie's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 1990s (69) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Staphanies (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Staphanie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1971–1998 (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 Staphanie 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.