Girls' name · since 1942
Steffi
532 babies named Steffi in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,400 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 532
- born since 1942
- 1990s
- peak decade
Steffi sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 532 recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Steffi has been recorded 532 times among girls since 1942, 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 1942 to 2019.
- #11,400 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 532 born since 1942
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Steffi ranks #11,400 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 532 born since 1942, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,400 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 532
- born since 1942
- 1990s
- peak decade
Steffi's 532 recorded births place it above 84.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Steffi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Steffi splits its recorded history at 1990: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Steffi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2019
- Peak year (1989)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Steffi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (184 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Steffi's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Steffi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 73
1950s
73 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
184 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 184 births (35% of all-time use).
How Steffi 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 Steffi's total volume
Steffi by state
Where Steffi concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 65 | 12.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 28 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
65 of 532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Steffi's data
- Steffi's decade-level peak was the 1990s (184 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Steffis (65 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Steffi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1942–2019 (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 Steffi 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.