Recorded 1952–2009 Girls' name Peak 1981 1,685 births

Stephine — girls' name

1,685 babies named Stephine in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s361960s2351970s4451980s5331990s3272000s109
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Stephine was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

65 babies were named Stephine in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stephine

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,685 babies named Stephine between 1952 and 2009, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Stephine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stephine performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 533 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Stephine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 136 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Stephine in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stephine 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 1,685 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.

Stephine at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

1,685

Since 1952

58 years of records

Peak year

1981

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1952

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2009

Stephine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1952

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1981)
65
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
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Stephine by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
533 births that decade — 32% of Stephine's all-time total
1950s361960s2351970s4451980s5331990s3272000s109

Stephine by state

Where Stephine concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Stephine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
136 8.1%
#2 Texas
105 6.2%
#3 New York
51 3.0%
#4 Alabama
32 1.9%
#5 Georgia
18 1.1%
#6 Florida
12 0.7%
#7 Mississippi
12 0.7%
#8 Michigan
11 0.7%
California share of Stephine's total US births 8.1%
Even split

136 of 1,685 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Stephine appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stephine?
1,685 babies have been named Stephine since 1952. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1981 with 65 births.
When was Stephine most popular?
Stephine was most popular in the 1980s decade with 533 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Stephine most popular?
The top states for the name Stephine are California (136 births), Texas (105 births), New York (51 births).
How long has the name Stephine been used?
Stephine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 58 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Stephine?
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, 1952–2009 (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.