Recorded 1950–2011 Girls' name Peak 1990 2,539 births

Steffanie — girls' name

2,539 babies named Steffanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s741960s3221970s6691980s8141990s5142000s1352010s11
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Steffanie was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

108 babies were named Steffanie in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Steffanie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,539 babies named Steffanie between 1950 and 2011, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Steffanie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 108 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Steffanie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 814 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Steffanie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 272 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Steffanie in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Steffanie 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 2,539 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.

Steffanie at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

2,539

Since 1950

62 years of records

Peak year

1990

108 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1950

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2011

Steffanie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1950

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1990)
108
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Steffanie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
814 births that decade — 32% of Steffanie's all-time total
1950s741960s3221970s6691980s8141990s5142000s1352010s11

Steffanie by state

Where Steffanie concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Steffanie
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%
California share of Steffanie's total US births 10.7%
Even split

272 of 2,539 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Steffanie appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Steffanie?
2,539 babies have been named Steffanie since 1950. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1990 with 108 births.
When was Steffanie most popular?
Steffanie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 814 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Steffanie most popular?
The top states for the name Steffanie are California (272 births), Texas (98 births), Illinois (86 births).
How long has the name Steffanie been used?
Steffanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 62 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Steffanie?
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, 1950–2011 (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.