Girls' name · since 1950
Steffanie
Steffanie has 2,539 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,539
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,539 girls have been named Steffanie since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Steffanie recorded 2,539 times among girls since 1950, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2011.
- #4,005 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,539 born since 1950
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Steffanie ranks #4,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,539 born since 1950, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,539
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Steffanie's 2,539 recorded births place it above 94.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Steffanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Steffanie's full recorded timeline at 1981, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 108 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Steffanie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2011
- Peak year (1990)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Steffanie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (814 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Steffanie's strongest decade.
814 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Steffanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 74
1950s
74 births
- 1960s 322
1960s
322 births
- 1970s
1970s
669 births
- 1980s
1980s
814 births
- 1990s
1990s
514 births
- 2000s 135
2000s
135 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 814 births (32% of all-time use).
How Steffanie 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 Steffanie's total volume
Steffanie by state
Where Steffanie concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 272 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 98 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 86 | 3.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 53 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 45 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 32 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Utah | | 26 | 1.0% |
272 of 2,539 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Steffanie appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Steffanie's data
- Steffanie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (814 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Steffanies (272 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Steffanie: 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 (~61 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, 1950–2011 (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 Steffanie 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.