Recorded 1990–2002 Girls' name Peak 1993 178 births

Staphany — girls' name

178 babies named Staphany in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1672000s11
1990s
Peak decade

94% of everyone ever named Staphany was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

28 babies were named Staphany in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Staphany

The Social Security Administration has registered 178 babies named Staphany between 1990 and 2002, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Staphany currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Staphany performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Staphany shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Staphany in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Staphany 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 178 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.

Staphany at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

178

Since 1990

13 years of records

Peak year

1993

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1990

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2002

Staphany popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1990

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1993)
28
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
0102030 20022001199919971996199519941993199219911990 16

Staphany by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
167 births that decade — 94% of Staphany's all-time total
1990s1672000s11

Staphany by state

Where Staphany concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Staphany
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
47 26.4%
#2 Texas
12 6.7%
California share of Staphany's total US births 26.4%
Even split

47 of 178 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Staphany?
178 babies have been named Staphany since 1990. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1993 with 28 births.
When was Staphany most popular?
Staphany was most popular in the 1990s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Staphany most popular?
The top states for the name Staphany are California (47 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Staphany been used?
Staphany has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 13 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Staphany?
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, 1990–2002 (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.