Recorded 1968–1988 Girls' name Peak 1982 135 births

Tephanie — girls' name

135 babies named Tephanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s521980s77
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Tephanie was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

14 babies were named Tephanie in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tephanie

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Tephanie between 1968 and 1988, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tephanie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tephanie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tephanie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tephanie 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 135 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.

Tephanie at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

135

Since 1968

21 years of records

Peak year

1982

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1968

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1988

Tephanie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1968

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1982)
14
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
46810121416 1988198519821979197319701968 6

Tephanie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
77 births that decade — 57% of Tephanie's all-time total
1960s61970s521980s77

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tephanie?
135 babies have been named Tephanie since 1968. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1982 with 14 births.
When was Tephanie most popular?
Tephanie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Tephanie been used?
Tephanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 21 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Tephanie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tepanga. 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, 1968–1988 (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.