Girls' name · since 1947
Stepheny
Stepheny has 400 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 400
- born since 1947
- 1990s
- peak decade
400 girls have been named Stepheny since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stepheny has been recorded 400 times among girls since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2015.
- #13,519 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 400 born since 1947
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stepheny ranks #13,519 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 400 born since 1947, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 400
- born since 1947
- 1990s
- peak decade
Stepheny's 400 recorded births place it above 81.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Stepheny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Stepheny's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Stepheny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2015
- Peak year (1989)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Stepheny by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (102 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Stepheny's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Stepheny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
52 births
- 1970s
1970s
86 births
- 1980s
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 102 births (26% of all-time use).
Stepheny by state
Where Stepheny concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Stepheny's data
- Stepheny's decade-level peak was the 1990s (102 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.
- California records the most Stephenys (5 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 Stepheny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1947–2015 (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 Stepheny 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.