Recorded 1949–2023 Girls' name Peak 1990 1,824 births

Steffany — girls' name

1,824 babies named Steffany in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s171960s801970s2751980s4731990s5322000s2942010s1192020s29
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Steffany was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

76 babies were named Steffany in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Steffany

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,824 babies named Steffany between 1949 and 2023, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Steffany currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 76 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Steffany performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 532 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Steffany shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 224 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Steffany in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Steffany 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 1,824 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.

Steffany at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,824

Since 1949

75 years of records

Peak year

1990

76 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1949

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2023

Steffany popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1949

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1990)
76
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
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Steffany by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
532 births that decade — 29% of Steffany's all-time total
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Steffany by state

Where Steffany concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Steffany
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
224 12.3%
#2 Texas
101 5.5%
#3 Florida
27 1.5%
#4 Ohio
21 1.2%
#5 New York
15 0.8%
#6 Michigan
7 0.4%
#7 Illinois
5 0.3%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
California share of Steffany's total US births 12.3%
Even split

224 of 1,824 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Steffany?
1,824 babies have been named Steffany since 1949. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1990 with 76 births.
When was Steffany most popular?
Steffany was most popular in the 1990s decade with 532 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Steffany most popular?
The top states for the name Steffany are California (224 births), Texas (101 births), Florida (27 births).
How long has the name Steffany been used?
Steffany has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 75 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Steffany?
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, 1949–2023 (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.