Recorded 1952–2003 Girls' name Peak 1984 530 births

Stephnie — girls' name

530 babies named Stephnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s171960s1001970s1581980s1831990s612000s11
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Stephnie was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

23 babies were named Stephnie in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stephnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 530 babies named Stephnie between 1952 and 2003, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Stephnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stephnie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 183 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Stephnie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Stephnie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stephnie 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 530 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.

Stephnie at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

530

Since 1952

52 years of records

Peak year

1984

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1952

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2003

Stephnie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1952

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1984)
23
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0510152025 20031991198519791973196719611952 6

Stephnie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
183 births that decade — 35% of Stephnie's all-time total
1950s171960s1001970s1581980s1831990s612000s11

Stephnie by state

Where Stephnie concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Stephnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 3.0%
#2 New York
5 0.9%
California share of Stephnie's total US births 3.0%
Even split

16 of 530 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stephnie?
530 babies have been named Stephnie since 1952. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1984 with 23 births.
When was Stephnie most popular?
Stephnie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 183 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Stephnie most popular?
The top states for the name Stephnie are California (16 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Stephnie been used?
Stephnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 52 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Stephnie?
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, 1952–2003 (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.