Stephene — girls' name
281 babies named Stephene in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
38% of everyone ever named Stephene was born in this single decade.
15 babies were named Stephene in 1973 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Stephene
The Social Security Administration has registered 281 babies named Stephene between 1951 and 2003, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Stephene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 15 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Stephene performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Stephene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Stephene 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 281 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.
Stephene at a glance
Last recorded 2003Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Stephene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1951
- Peak year (1973)
- 15
- Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2003.
281 total births across 53 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1973 with 15 births in a single year.
Stephene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 106 births that decade — 38% of Stephene's all-time total
Stephene decade highlights
- Peak decade 106 births
- Runner-up 75 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Stephene's strongest decade
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 38% of all-time use.
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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, 1951–2003 (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.