Recorded 1942–2019 Girls' name Peak 1989 532 births

Steffi — girls' name

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.

1940s161950s731960s441970s61980s981990s1842000s872010s24
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Steffi was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

36 babies were named Steffi in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Steffi

The Social Security Administration has registered 532 babies named Steffi between 1942 and 2019, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Steffi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Steffi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Steffi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Steffi in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Steffi 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 532 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.

Steffi at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

532

Since 1942

78 years of records

Peak year

1989

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1942

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2019

Steffi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1942

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1989)
36
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
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Steffi by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
184 births that decade — 35% of Steffi's all-time total
1940s161950s731960s441970s61980s981990s1842000s872010s24

Steffi by state

Where Steffi concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Steffi
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%
California share of Steffi's total US births 12.2%
Even split

65 of 532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Steffi?
532 babies have been named Steffi since 1942. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1989 with 36 births.
When was Steffi most popular?
Steffi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Steffi most popular?
The top states for the name Steffi are California (65 births), New York (28 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Steffi been used?
Steffi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 78 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Steffi?
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, 1942–2019 (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.