Recorded 1985–1990 Girls' name Peak 1987 40 births

Stphanie — girls' name

40 babies named Stphanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s311990s9
1980s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Stphanie was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

10 babies were named Stphanie in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stphanie

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Stphanie between 1985 and 1990, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Stphanie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stphanie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Stphanie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Stphanie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stphanie 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 40 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.

Stphanie at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

40

Since 1985

6 years of records

Peak year

1987

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1985

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1990

Stphanie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1985

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
567891011 19901989198819871985 9

Stphanie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
31 births that decade — 78% of Stphanie's all-time total
1980s311990s9

Stphanie by state

Where Stphanie concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Stphanie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 12.5%
California share of Stphanie's total US births 12.5%

5 of 40 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stphanie?
40 babies have been named Stphanie since 1985. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1987 with 10 births.
When was Stphanie most popular?
Stphanie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Stphanie most popular?
The top states for the name Stphanie are California (5 births).
How long has the name Stphanie been used?
Stphanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 6 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Stphanie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stpehanie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1985–1990 (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.