Recorded 1944–2015 Girls' name Peak 1990 997 births

Steffani — girls' name

997 babies named Steffani in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s251960s1141970s2011980s2671990s2972000s662010s22
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Steffani was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

64 babies were named Steffani in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Steffani

The Social Security Administration has registered 997 babies named Steffani between 1944 and 2015, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Steffani currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Steffani performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 297 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Steffani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 78 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Steffani in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Steffani 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 997 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.

Steffani at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

997

Since 1944

72 years of records

Peak year

1990

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1944

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2015

Steffani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1944

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1990)
64
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
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Steffani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
297 births that decade — 30% of Steffani's all-time total
1940s51950s251960s1141970s2011980s2671990s2972000s662010s22

Steffani by state

Where Steffani concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Steffani
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%
California share of Steffani's total US births 7.8%
Even split

78 of 997 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Steffani?
997 babies have been named Steffani since 1944. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1990 with 64 births.
When was Steffani most popular?
Steffani was most popular in the 1990s decade with 297 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Steffani most popular?
The top states for the name Steffani are California (78 births), Texas (46 births), Ohio (7 births).
How long has the name Steffani been used?
Steffani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 72 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Steffani?
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.

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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, 1944–2015 (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.