Total births
207
Girls' name · since 1968
Stehanie
207 babies named Stehanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 207
- total births
- 1968–1994
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Stehanie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 207 have been recorded since 1968.
Stehanie has 207 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1994.
- 207 total births
- 1968–1994 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
207 girls have been named Stehanie since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.
- 207
- total births
- 1968–1994
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Stehanie was born in this single decade.
1987
Single peak year
18 babies were named Stehanie in 1987 - its busiest year on record.
Stehanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stehanie's full recorded timeline at 1980, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stehanie at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
1987
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1968
Stehanie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1994
- Peak year (1987)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Stehanie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Stehanie's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Stehanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s
1980s
113 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 113 births (55% of all-time use).
Stehanie by state
Where Stehanie concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.4% |
California share of Stehanie's total US births 2.4%
5 of 207 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Stehanie? ▼
Stehanie has been given to 207 babies in the U.S. since 1968, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1994. 18 babies were born in 1987, its single highest year.
When was Stehanie most popular? ▼
Stehanie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Stehanie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Stehanie are California (5 births).
How long has the name Stehanie been used? ▼
Stehanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 27 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Stehanie? ▼
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.
What to do with Stehanie's data
- Stehanie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Stehanies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Stehanie
Nearby Names Like Stehanie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Stehanie
Stephanie Girl
#534 745,148 births
Stella Girl
#49 206,906 births
Stefanie Girl
#5313 37,144 births
Stevie Girl
#209 17,746 births
Stephany Girl
#2753 15,171 births
Compare Stehanie side by side: Stehanie vs Stephanie Stehanie vs Stella Stehanie vs Stefanie
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1968–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Stehanie: Baby Name Since 1968 - 207 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/stehanie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Stehanie 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 July 2026.