Girls' name · since 1912
Stephenie
Stephenie has 5,771 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,336 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,771
- born since 1912
- 1970s
- peak decade
Stephenie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 5,771 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephenie has been recorded 5,771 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2024.
- #2,336 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,771 born since 1912
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephenie ranks #2,336 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,771 born since 1912, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,336 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,771
- born since 1912
- 1970s
- peak decade
Stephenie's 5,771 recorded births place it above 96.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Stephenie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Stephenie's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 199, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Stephenie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2024
- Peak year (1974)
- 199
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Stephenie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,712 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Stephenie's strongest decade.
1,712 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Stephenie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 38
1910s
38 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1940s 158
1940s
158 births
- 1950s 306
1950s
306 births
- 1960s
1960s
791 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,712 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,535 births
- 1990s
1990s
808 births
- 2000s 273
2000s
273 births
- 2010s 108
2010s
108 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,712 births (30% of all-time use).
How Stephenie 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 Stephenie's total volume
Stephenie by state
Where Stephenie concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 588 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 389 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 208 | 3.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 183 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 172 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 172 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 142 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 141 | 2.4% |
588 of 5,771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Stephenie appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Stephenie's data
- Stephenie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,712 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Stephenies (588 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stephenie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1912–2024 (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 Stephenie 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.