Recorded 1962–1988 Girls' name Peak 1986 136 births

Stephaie — girls' name

136 babies named Stephaie in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s351980s90
1980s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Stephaie was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

26 babies were named Stephaie in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stephaie

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Stephaie between 1962 and 1988, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Stephaie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stephaie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Stephaie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Stephaie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stephaie 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 136 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.

Stephaie at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

136

Since 1962

27 years of records

Peak year

1986

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1962

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1988

Stephaie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1962

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1986)
26
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
051015202530 198819861984198119791977197319651962 5

Stephaie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
90 births that decade — 66% of Stephaie's all-time total
1960s111970s351980s90

Stephaie by state

Where Stephaie concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Stephaie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 3.7%
Illinois share of Stephaie's total US births 3.7%

5 of 136 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stephaie?
136 babies have been named Stephaie since 1962. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1986 with 26 births.
When was Stephaie most popular?
Stephaie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Stephaie most popular?
The top states for the name Stephaie are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Stephaie been used?
Stephaie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 27 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Stephaie?
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, 1962–1988 (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.