Girls' name · since 1944
Steffani
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 997 babies named Steffani, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 997
- born since 1944
- 1990s
- peak decade
Steffani sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 997 recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Steffani has been recorded 997 times among girls since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2015.
- #7,531 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 997 born since 1944
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Steffani ranks #7,531 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 997 born since 1944, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 997
- born since 1944
- 1990s
- peak decade
Steffani's 997 recorded births place it above 89.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Steffani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Steffani's full recorded timeline at 1982, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 64 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Steffani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2015
- Peak year (1990)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Steffani by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (297 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Steffani's strongest decade.
297 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Steffani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 114
1960s
114 births
- 1970s
1970s
201 births
- 1980s
1980s
267 births
- 1990s
1990s
297 births
- 2000s 66
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 297 births (30% of all-time use).
How Steffani 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 Steffani's total volume
Steffani by state
Where Steffani concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 78 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 46 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
78 of 997 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Steffani's data
- Steffani's decade-level peak was the 1990s (297 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Steffanis (78 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 Steffani: 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 (~71 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, 1944–2015 (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 Steffani 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.