Girls' name · since 1958
Stephney
Stephney has 38 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,318 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1958
- 1950s
- peak decade
38 girls have been named Stephney since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Stephney recorded 38 times among girls since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1997.
- #38,318 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 38 born since 1958
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephney ranks #38,318 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1958, peaking in the 1950s.
- #38,318 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1958
- 1950s
- peak decade
Stephney's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Stephney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stephney splits its recorded history at 1968: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stephney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1997
- Peak year (1959)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Stephney by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (11 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Stephney's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Stephney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Stephney's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Stephney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1958–1997 (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 Stephney 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.