Recorded 1913–2005 Girls' name Peak 1918 249 births

Stephie — girls' name

249 babies named Stephie in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s831920s841930s51960s181970s121980s211990s142000s12
1920s
Peak decade

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

1918
Single peak year

21 babies were named Stephie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stephie

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Stephie between 1913 and 2005, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Stephie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stephie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Stephie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Stephie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stephie 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 249 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.

Stephie at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

249

Since 1913

93 years of records

Peak year

1918

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1913

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2005

Stephie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1913

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1918)
21
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
0510152025 20051988197019311922191819141913 5

Stephie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
84 births that decade — 34% of Stephie's all-time total
1910s831920s841930s51960s181970s121980s211990s142000s12

Stephie by state

Where Stephie concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Stephie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 2.0%
#2 New Jersey
5 2.0%
Illinois share of Stephie's total US births 2.0%
Even split

5 of 249 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stephie?
249 babies have been named Stephie since 1913. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1918 with 21 births.
When was Stephie most popular?
Stephie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Stephie most popular?
The top states for the name Stephie are Illinois (5 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Stephie been used?
Stephie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 93 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Stephie?
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, 1913–2005 (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.