Girls' name · since 1960
Stephanee
Stephanee has 515 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 515
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Stephanee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 515 have been recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Stephanee recorded 515 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2009.
- #11,631 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 515 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephanee ranks #11,631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 515 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 515
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Stephanee's 515 recorded births place it above 83.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Stephanee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Stephanee's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Stephanee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2009
- Peak year (1988)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Stephanee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (161 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Stephanee's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Stephanee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 53
1960s
53 births
- 1970s
1970s
122 births
- 1980s
1980s
161 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 161 births (31% of all-time use).
How Stephanee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Stephanee's total volume
Stephanee by state
Where Stephanee concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
28 of 515 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Stephanee's data
- Stephanee's decade-level peak was the 1980s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Stephanees (28 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stephanee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1960–2009 (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 Stephanee 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.