Total births
67
Girls' name · since 1917
Stefana
67 babies named Stefana in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 67
- total births
- 1917–2006
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
Stefana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 67 have been recorded since 1917.
Stefana has 67 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2006.
- 67 total births
- 1917–2006 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
67 girls have been named Stefana since 1917, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.
- 67
- total births
- 1917–2006
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Stefana was born in this single decade.
1917
Single peak year
7 babies were named Stefana in 1917 - its busiest year on record.
Stefana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stefana splits its recorded history at 1991: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stefana at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1917
Stefana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2006
- Peak year (1917)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Stefana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Stefana's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Stefana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 28 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Stefana? ▼
Stefana has been given to 67 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 7 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
When was Stefana most popular? ▼
Stefana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Stefana been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Stefana since 1917 -- 90 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Stefana? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stephanie, Stella, Stefanie, Stevie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Stefana's data
- Stefana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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 Stefana
Nearby Names Like Stefana
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Stefana
Stephanie Girl
#534 745,148 births
Stella Girl
#49 206,906 births
Stefanie Girl
#5313 37,144 births
Stevie Girl
#209 17,746 births
Stephany Girl
#2753 15,171 births
Compare Stefana side by side: Stefana vs Stephanie Stefana vs Stella Stefana vs Stefanie
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, 1917–2006 (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. "Stefana: Baby Name Since 1917 - 67 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/stefana. 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 Stefana 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.