Girls' name · since 1947
Stephannie
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 1,461 babies named Stephannie, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,801 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,461
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Stephannie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,461 have been recorded since 1947.
Stephannie has 1,461 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2012.
- #5,801 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,461 born since 1947
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephannie ranks #5,801 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,461 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,801 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,461
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Stephannie's 1,461 recorded births place it above 91.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Stephannie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stephannie splits its recorded history at 1980: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stephannie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2012
- Peak year (1972)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Stephannie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (411 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Stephannie's strongest decade.
411 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Stephannie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 88
1950s
88 births
- 1960s
1960s
240 births
- 1970s
1970s
411 births
- 1980s
1980s
349 births
- 1990s
1990s
247 births
- 2000s 97
2000s
97 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 411 births (28% of all-time use).
How Stephannie 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 Stephannie's total volume
Stephannie by state
Where Stephannie concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 145 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.3% |
145 of 1,461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Stephannie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (411 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Stephannies (145 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Stephannie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1947–2012 (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 Stephannie 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.