Total births
155
Girls' name · since 1961
Stephonie
Stephonie has 155 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 155
- total births
- 1961–1993
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
Stephonie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 155 have been recorded since 1961.
Stephonie has 155 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1993.
- 155 total births
- 1961–1993 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
155 girls have been named Stephonie since 1961, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1993.
- 155
- total births
- 1961–1993
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Stephonie was born in this single decade.
1966
Single peak year
9 babies were named Stephonie in 1966 - its busiest year on record.
Stephonie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stephonie's full recorded timeline at 1975, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stephonie at a glance
Last recorded 1993Peak year
1966
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1961
Stephonie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1993
- Peak year (1966)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Stephonie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Stephonie's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Stephonie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
52 births
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 52 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Stephonie? ▼
Stephonie has been given to 155 babies in the U.S. since 1961, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1993. 9 babies were born in 1966, its single highest year.
When was Stephonie most popular? ▼
Stephonie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Stephonie been used? ▼
Records for Stephonie go back to 1961, giving 33 years of history through 1993.
What names are similar to Stephonie? ▼
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.
What to do with Stephonie's data
- Stephonie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Stephonie
Nearby Names Like Stephonie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Stephonie
Stephanie Girl
#534 745,148 births
Stella Girl
#49 206,906 births
Stefanie Girl
#5313 37,144 births
Stevie Girl
#209 17,746 births
Stephany Girl
#2753 15,171 births
Compare Stephonie side by side: Stephonie vs Stephanie Stephonie vs Stella Stephonie vs Stefanie
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1961–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Stephonie: Baby Name Since 1961 - 155 Births, Peak 1966." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/stephonie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Stephonie 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 July 2026.