Girls' name · since 1948
Stephanye
Stephanye has 184 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,688 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 184
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Stephanye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 184 recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Stephanye recorded 184 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2010.
- #20,688 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 184 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephanye ranks #20,688 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 184 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,688 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 184
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Stephanye's 184 recorded births place it above 71.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Stephanye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stephanye's full recorded timeline at 1992, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stephanye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2010
- Peak year (1995)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Stephanye by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (59 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Stephanye's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Stephanye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 59 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Stephanye's data
- Stephanye's decade-level peak was the 1990s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Stephanye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1948–2010 (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 Stephanye 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.