Recorded 1968–1994 Girls' name Peak 1987 207 births

Stehanie — girls' name

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.

1960s131970s611980s1131990s20
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.

What the Data Says About Stehanie

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Stehanie between 1968 and 1994, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Stehanie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stehanie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Stehanie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Stehanie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stehanie 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 207 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.

Stehanie at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

207

Since 1968

27 years of records

Peak year

1987

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1968

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1994

Stehanie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1968

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1987)
18
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 19941987198419811978197419711968 7

Stehanie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
113 births that decade — 55% of Stehanie's all-time total
1960s131970s611980s1131990s20

Stehanie by state

Where Stehanie concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Stehanie
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?
207 babies have been named Stehanie since 1968. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1987 with 18 births.
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.

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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, 1968–1994 (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.