Girls' name · since 1898
Stephania
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 3,328 babies named Stephania, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,510 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,328
- born since 1898
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Stephania is the #7510 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,328 recorded since 1898.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephania has been recorded 3,328 times among girls since 1898, currently ranked #7510 nationally and more common than 57% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.
- #3,367 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,510 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,328 born since 1898
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephania ranks #3,367 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,510 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,328 born since 1898, peaking in the 1910s.
- #3,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,510 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,328
- born since 1898
- 1910s
- peak decade
Stephania's 3,328 recorded births place it above 95.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Stephania compares
3,328 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Stephania's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stephania | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,328 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Stephania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stephania splits its recorded history at 1968: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 85 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stephania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Stephania by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (514 births, 15% of the file).
1910s was Stephania's strongest decade.
514 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Stephania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1900s 81
1900s
81 births
- 1910s
1910s
514 births
- 1920s
1920s
340 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 38
1940s
38 births
- 1950s 115
1950s
115 births
- 1960s
1960s
220 births
- 1970s
1970s
382 births
- 1980s
1980s
307 births
- 1990s
1990s
448 births
- 2000s
2000s
440 births
- 2010s
2010s
290 births
- 2020s 102
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 514 births (15% of all-time use).
How Stephania 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 Stephania's total volume
Stephania by state
Where Stephania concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 350 | 10.5% |
| #2 | California | | 306 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 188 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 118 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 110 | 3.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 38 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 36 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 23 | 0.7% |
350 of 3,328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Stephania appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Stephania's data
- Stephania's decade-level peak was the 1910s (514 total births); usage has since declined to 102 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Stephanias (350 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 popularity rank to Stephania
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stephania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1898–2025 (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 Stephania 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.