Girls' name · since 1904
Steffie
Since 1904, U.S. Social Security records show 495 babies named Steffie, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,940 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 495
- born since 1904
- 1910s
- peak decade
495 girls have been named Steffie since 1904, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Steffie has 495 recorded births among girls since 1904, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1988.
- #11,940 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 495 born since 1904
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Steffie ranks #11,940 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 495 born since 1904, peaking in the 1910s.
- #11,940 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 495
- born since 1904
- 1910s
- peak decade
Steffie's 495 recorded births place it above 83.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Steffie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Steffie splits its recorded history at 1923: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Steffie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1988
- Peak year (1918)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Steffie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (243 births, 49% of the file).
1910s was Steffie's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Steffie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
243 births
- 1920s
1920s
212 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 243 births (49% of all-time use).
Steffie by state
Where Steffie concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 164 | 33.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 28 | 5.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 21 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Connecticut | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
164 of 495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Steffie's data
- Steffie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (243 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Steffies (164 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Steffie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1904–1988 (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 Steffie 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.