Girls' name · since 1951
Stephaney
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 422 babies named Stephaney, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,101 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 422
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Stephaney sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 422 recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephaney has been recorded 422 times among girls since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2009.
- #13,101 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 422 born since 1951
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephaney ranks #13,101 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 422 born since 1951, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,101 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 422
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Stephaney's 422 recorded births place it above 81.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Stephaney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stephaney's full recorded timeline at 1984, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stephaney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2009
- Peak year (1990)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Stephaney by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (135 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Stephaney's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Stephaney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 47
1960s
47 births
- 1970s
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
111 births
- 1990s
1990s
135 births
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 135 births (32% of all-time use).
Stephaney by state
Where Stephaney concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 422 births nationwide.
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What to do with Stephaney's data
- Stephaney's decade-level peak was the 1990s (135 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Stephaneys (5 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
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Two nationwide peer axes for Stephaney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1951–2009 (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 Stephaney 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.