Girls' name · since 1939
Stefani
Stefani has 7,033 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,891 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,033
- born since 1939
- 1990s
- peak decade
7,033 babies have been named Stefani since 1939, making it today's #6891 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Stefani recorded 7,033 times among girls since 1939, holding rank #6891 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, 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 1939 to 2025.
- #2,070 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,891 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,033 born since 1939
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stefani ranks #2,070 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,891 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,033 born since 1939, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,891 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,033
- born since 1939
- 1990s
- peak decade
Stefani's 7,033 recorded births place it above 97.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Stefani compares
7,033 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Stefani's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stefani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,033 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 282 | 21 | 19,840 |
Stefani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Stefani's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 282, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Stefani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 282
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Stefani by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,898 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Stefani's strongest decade.
1,898 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Stefani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 87
1940s
87 births
- 1950s 211
1950s
211 births
- 1960s 557
1960s
557 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,133 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,817 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,898 births
- 2000s
2000s
914 births
- 2010s 306
2010s
306 births
- 2020s 105
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,898 births (27% of all-time use).
How Stefani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Stefani's total volume
Stefani by state
Where Stefani concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,172 | 16.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 884 | 12.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 402 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 272 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 244 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 163 | 2.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 143 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 122 | 1.7% |
1,172 of 7,033 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Stefani appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Stefani's data
- Stefani's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,898 total births); usage has since declined to 105 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Stefanis (1,172 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stefani: 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 (~86 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, 1939–2025 (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 Stefani 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.