Girls' name · since 1966
Stephanine
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 143 babies named Stephanine, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,314 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 143
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Stephanine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 143 have been recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Stephanine recorded 143 times among girls since 1966, 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 1966 to 1991.
- #23,314 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 143 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephanine ranks #23,314 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 143 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,314 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 143
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Stephanine's 143 recorded births place it above 67.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Stephanine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stephanine splits its recorded history at 1982: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stephanine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1991
- Peak year (1988)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Stephanine by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (76 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Stephanine's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Stephanine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 76 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Stephanine's decade-level peak was the 1980s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stephanine: 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 (~25 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, 1966–1991 (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 Stephanine 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.