Recorded 1917–1979 Girls' name Peak 1959 248 births

Stephenia — girls' name

248 babies named Stephenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71940s61950s701960s851970s80
1960s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Stephenia was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

15 babies were named Stephenia in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stephenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 248 babies named Stephenia between 1917 and 1979, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Stephenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stephenia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Stephenia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stephenia 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 248 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.

Stephenia at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

248

Since 1917

63 years of records

Peak year

1959

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1917

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1979

Stephenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1917

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1959)
15
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
05101520 19791974197019661962195619521917 7

Stephenia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
85 births that decade — 34% of Stephenia's all-time total
1910s71940s61950s701960s851970s80

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stephenia?
248 babies have been named Stephenia since 1917. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1959 with 15 births.
When was Stephenia most popular?
Stephenia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Stephenia been used?
Stephenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 63 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Stephenia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stephanie, Stella, Stefanie, Stevie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1917–1979 (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.