Recorded 1971–1998 Girls' name Peak 1990 206 births

Staphanie — girls' name

206 babies named Staphanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s391980s981990s69
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Staphanie was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

17 babies were named Staphanie in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Staphanie

The Social Security Administration has registered 206 babies named Staphanie between 1971 and 1998, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Staphanie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Staphanie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Staphanie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Staphanie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Staphanie 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 206 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.

Staphanie at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

206

Since 1971

28 years of records

Peak year

1990

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1971

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1998

Staphanie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1971

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1990)
17
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 199819941991198819851982197819741971 5

Staphanie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
98 births that decade — 48% of Staphanie's all-time total
1970s391980s981990s69

Staphanie by state

Where Staphanie concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Staphanie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.4%
California share of Staphanie's total US births 2.4%

5 of 206 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Staphanie?
206 babies have been named Staphanie since 1971. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1990 with 17 births.
When was Staphanie most popular?
Staphanie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Staphanie most popular?
The top states for the name Staphanie are California (5 births).
How long has the name Staphanie been used?
Staphanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 28 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Staphanie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stacy, Stacey, Stacie, Staci, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1971–1998 (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.