Recorded 1904–1988 Girls' name Peak 1918 495 births

Steffie — girls' name

495 babies named Steffie in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s2431920s2121930s131950s111980s11
1910s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Steffie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

48 babies were named Steffie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Steffie

The Social Security Administration has registered 495 babies named Steffie between 1904 and 1988, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Steffie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Steffie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Steffie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 164 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Steffie in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Steffie 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 495 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.

Steffie at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

495

Since 1904

85 years of records

Peak year

1918

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1904

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 1988

Steffie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1904

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1918)
48
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
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Steffie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
243 births that decade — 49% of Steffie's all-time total
1900s51910s2431920s2121930s131950s111980s11

Steffie by state

Where Steffie concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Steffie
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%
Pennsylvania share of Steffie's total US births 33.1%
Even split

164 of 495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Steffie?
495 babies have been named Steffie since 1904. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1918 with 48 births.
When was Steffie most popular?
Steffie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 243 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Steffie most popular?
The top states for the name Steffie are Pennsylvania (164 births), Ohio (28 births), New Jersey (21 births).
How long has the name Steffie been used?
Steffie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 85 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Steffie?
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, 1904–1988 (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.