Recorded 1960–2009 Girls' name Peak 1988 515 births

Stephanee — girls' name

515 babies named Stephanee in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s531970s1221980s1611990s1532000s26
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Stephanee was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

25 babies were named Stephanee in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stephanee

The Social Security Administration has registered 515 babies named Stephanee between 1960 and 2009, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Stephanee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stephanee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Stephanee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Stephanee in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stephanee 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 515 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.

Stephanee at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

515

Since 1960

50 years of records

Peak year

1988

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1960

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2009

Stephanee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1960

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1988)
25
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
051015202530 200919971992198719821977197219671960 6

Stephanee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
161 births that decade — 31% of Stephanee's all-time total
1960s531970s1221980s1611990s1532000s26

Stephanee by state

Where Stephanee concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Stephanee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 5.4%
#2 Oklahoma
5 1.0%
#3 Texas
5 1.0%
California share of Stephanee's total US births 5.4%
Even split

28 of 515 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stephanee?
515 babies have been named Stephanee since 1960. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1988 with 25 births.
When was Stephanee most popular?
Stephanee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Stephanee most popular?
The top states for the name Stephanee are California (28 births), Oklahoma (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Stephanee been used?
Stephanee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 50 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Stephanee?
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, 1960–2009 (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.