Girls' name · since 1990
Staphany
Staphany has 178 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 178
- total births
- 1990–2002
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 94%
- born in that decade
Staphany sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 178 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Staphany recorded 178 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2002.
- 178 total births
- 1990–2002 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 94% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
178 girls have been named Staphany since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.
- 178
- total births
- 1990–2002
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 94%
- born in that decade
94% of everyone ever named Staphany was born in this single decade.
28 babies were named Staphany in 1993 - its busiest year on record.
Staphany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Staphany splits its recorded history at 1995: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Staphany at a glance
Last recorded 2002Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Staphany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2002
- Peak year (1993)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2002.
178 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 28 births in a single year.
Staphany by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Staphany's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 94% of all-time use.
Staphany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
167 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 167 births (94% of all-time use).
Staphany decade highlights
- Peak decade 167 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Staphany by state
Where Staphany concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 47 | 26.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 6.7% |
47 of 178 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 26.4% of nationwide
- Texas 6.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 26.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Staphany's data
- Staphany's decade-level peak was the 1990s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Staphanys (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- 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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1990–2002 (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. "Staphany: Baby Name Since 1990 - 178 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/staphany. 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 Staphany 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 July 2026.
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