Stefanie — #5293 US girls' name
37,130 babies named Stefanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 70% of names given to girls today.
43% of everyone ever named Stefanie was born in this single decade.
2,667 babies were named Stefanie in 1983 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Stefanie
The Social Security Administration has registered 37,130 babies named Stefanie between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Stefanie currently holds the #5293 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 2,667 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Stefanie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15,833 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Stefanie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 4,542 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Stefanie in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Stefanie 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 37,130 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.
Stefanie at a glance
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Stefanie popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911
- Peak year (1983)
- 2,667
- Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
Currently ranks #5293 among girls.
37,130 total births across 114 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1983 with 2,667 births in a single year.
Stefanie popularity over time — boys
43 total births recorded since 1977 (Stefanie as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Stefanie accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Stefanie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 15,833 births that decade — 43% of Stefanie's all-time total
Stefanie decade highlights
- Peak decade 15,833 births
- Runner-up 8,713 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Stefanie's strongest decade
15,833 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 43% of all-time use.
Stefanie by state
Where Stefanie concentrates geographically — total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,542 | 12.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,736 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,619 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,005 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,931 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,726 | 4.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,583 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,463 | 3.9% |
4,542 of 37,130 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 12.2% of nationwide
- New York 10.1% of nationwide
- Texas 7.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.4% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 5.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Stefanie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1911–2024 (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.