Recorded 1961–1993 Girls' name Peak 1966 155 births

Stephonie — girls' name

155 babies named Stephonie in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s521970s461980s471990s10
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.

What the Data Says About Stephonie

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Stephonie between 1961 and 1993, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Stephonie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stephonie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Stephonie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stephonie 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 155 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.

Stephonie at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

155

Since 1961

33 years of records

Peak year

1966

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1961

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1993

Stephonie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1961

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1966)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Stephonie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
52 births that decade — 34% of Stephonie's all-time total
1960s521970s461980s471990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stephonie?
155 babies have been named Stephonie since 1961. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1966 with 9 births.
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?
Stephonie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 33 years of data 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.

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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, 1961–1993 (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.