Girls' name · since 1967
Stepahnie
Stepahnie has 397 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 397
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
397 girls have been named Stepahnie since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stepahnie has been recorded 397 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2000.
- #13,586 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 397 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stepahnie ranks #13,586 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 397 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 397
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Stepahnie's 397 recorded births place it above 81.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Stepahnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stepahnie's full recorded timeline at 1983, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stepahnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2000
- Peak year (1986)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Stepahnie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (231 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Stepahnie's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Stepahnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 82
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
231 births
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 231 births (58% of all-time use).
Stepahnie by state
Where Stepahnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.3% |
20 of 397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Stepahnie's data
- Stepahnie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (231 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Stepahnies (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Stepahnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1967–2000 (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 Stepahnie 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.