Recorded 1951–2009 Girls' name Peak 1990 422 births

Stephaney — girls' name

422 babies named Stephaney in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s161960s471970s731980s1111990s1352000s40
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Stephaney was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

19 babies were named Stephaney in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stephaney

The Social Security Administration has registered 422 babies named Stephaney between 1951 and 2009, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Stephaney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stephaney performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Stephaney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Stephaney in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stephaney 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 422 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.

Stephaney at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

422

Since 1951

59 years of records

Peak year

1990

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1951

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2009

Stephaney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1951

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1990)
19
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
05101520 20091999199319871981197319671951 6

Stephaney by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
135 births that decade — 32% of Stephaney's all-time total
1950s161960s471970s731980s1111990s1352000s40

Stephaney by state

Where Stephaney concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Stephaney
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.2%
California share of Stephaney's total US births 1.2%

5 of 422 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stephaney?
422 babies have been named Stephaney since 1951. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1990 with 19 births.
When was Stephaney most popular?
Stephaney was most popular in the 1990s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Stephaney most popular?
The top states for the name Stephaney are California (5 births).
How long has the name Stephaney been used?
Stephaney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 59 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Stephaney?
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, 1951–2009 (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.