Girls' name · since 1913
Stephie
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 249 babies named Stephie, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
249 girls have been named Stephie since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Stephie has 249 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2005.
- #17,645 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 249 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephie ranks #17,645 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Stephie's 249 recorded births place it above 75.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Stephie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stephie splits its recorded history at 1931: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stephie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2005
- Peak year (1918)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Stephie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (84 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Stephie's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Stephie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
83 births
- 1920s
1920s
84 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 84 births (34% of all-time use).
Stephie by state
Where Stephie concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 2.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 249 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Stephie's data
- Stephie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Stephies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stephie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1913–2005 (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 Stephie 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.