Recorded 1989–1996 Girls' name Peak 1996 12 births

Steffy — girls' name

12 babies named Steffy in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s7
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Steffy was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Steffy in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Steffy

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Steffy between 1989 and 1996, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Steffy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Steffy performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Steffy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Steffy 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 12 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.

Steffy at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

12

Since 1989

8 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1989

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1996

Steffy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1989

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19961989 5

Steffy by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
7 births that decade — 58% of Steffy's all-time total
1980s51990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Steffy?
12 babies have been named Steffy since 1989. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Steffy most popular?
Steffy was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Steffy been used?
Steffy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 8 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Steffy?
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.

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, 1989–1996 (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.