Girls' name · since 1952
Stephnie
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.
- #11,426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 530
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Stephnie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 530 have been recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Stephnie recorded 530 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2003.
- #11,426 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 530 born since 1952
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephnie ranks #11,426 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 530 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 530
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Stephnie's 530 recorded births place it above 84.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Stephnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stephnie's full recorded timeline at 1977, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stephnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2003
- Peak year (1984)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Stephnie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (183 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Stephnie's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Stephnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
100 births
- 1970s
1970s
158 births
- 1980s
1980s
183 births
- 1990s 61
1990s
61 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 183 births (35% of all-time use).
How Stephnie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Stephnie's total volume
Stephnie by state
Where Stephnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 3.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
16 of 530 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Stephnie's data
- Stephnie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (183 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Stephnies (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Stephnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1952–2003 (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 Stephnie 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.