Stephanie

#557 for girls in 2025, 543 births · Last seen for boys in 2011 at #10,808
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1985 · 23,243 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
48 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
745,148
since 1891

Stephanie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #6, 1985girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#557543—
2024#534571—
2023#467659—
2022#480659—
2021#452692—
2020#437703—
2019#352896—
2018#3181,031—
2017#2871,136—
2016#2361,370—
2015#2091,558—
2014#2051,644—
2013#1941,677—
2012#1681,888—
2011#1462,151#10,8086
2010#1262,492—
2009#1122,922#10,9946
2008#1053,320#9,0198
2007#883,811#8,9158
2006#704,511#10,6626
2005#644,701#7,09610
2004#555,181#5,00716
2003#495,603#6,25811
2002#416,270#4,32218
2001#436,613#4,30218
2000#407,028#5,92011
1999#377,692#3,48022
1998#298,491#3,70819
1997#239,778#2,61330
1996#2011,643#2,21837
1995#1612,977#1,88745
1994#1514,750#1,68953
1993#1017,186#1,49362
1992#819,680#1,32872
1991#722,775#1,17089
1990#724,864#1,049102
1989#822,766#837143
1988#722,843#1,02392
1987#622,402#914106
1986#622,651#92597
1985#623,243#845113
1984#623,025#848107
1983#822,329#89596
1982#720,861#99582
1981#820,212#90697
1980#1317,841#1,04275
1979#1516,204#1,02375
1978#1616,233#1,12161
1977#1415,417#1,15857
1976#1115,180#1,08460
1975#915,775#96572
1974#916,984#1,05261
1973#917,263#98767
1972#816,890#1,06957
1971#1115,135#1,13852
1970#1715,387#1,04361
1969#1914,488#1,13647
1968#2312,953#1,39331
1967#2513,354#1,15042
1966#3810,160#1,21638
1965#449,765#1,22639
1964#577,938#1,97517
1963#646,825#1,90218
1962#706,257#1,80520
1961#785,816#2,40912
1960#915,265#2,31513
1959#1014,826#2,29513
1958#1134,252#2,8189
1957#1104,221#3,2577
1956#1113,911#2,16814
1955#1143,749#3,2017
1954#1233,369#2,9428
1953#1233,081—
1952#1232,931#3,3736
1951#1292,575—
1950#1222,642—
1949#1282,515#2,45310
1948#1372,103—
1947#1711,693#3,0967
1946#1761,508—
1945#219871—
1944#220898—
1943#238800—
1942#269663—
1941#292491—
1940#319394—
1939#398282—
1938#442232—
1937#452209—
1936#496169—
1935#512156—
1934#568128—
1933#637106—
1932#572131—
1931#71788—
1930#679102—
1929#70698—
1928#632124—
1927#638126—
1926#544166—
1925#559165—
1924#463225—
1923#433243—
1922#459223—
1921#382305—
1920#370313—
1919#364311—
1918#333374—
1917#309394—
1916#302397—
1915#308361—
1914#315280—
1913#358185—
1912#355165—
1911#373118—
1910#42188—
1909#47363—
1908#43868—
1907#55443—
1906#60235—
1905#57936—
1904#60032—
1903#56533—
1902#1,02412—
1901#79517—
1900#74224—
1899#83515—
1898#92014—
1897#69920—
1896#90313—
1895#1,2028—
1894#1,1368—
1893#1,0918—
1892#1,0179—
1891#1,3325—
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First appearance
1891

The first year at least five girls were named Stephanie! It came in at #1,332, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1891, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Stephanie is popular in 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedAKMaine: #186 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,283 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #133 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 768 girlsNHWashington: #226 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsWAIdaho: #157 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 753 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #205 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,796 girlsMNIllinois: #213 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,753 girlsILWisconsin: #284 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,530 girlsWIMichigan: #181 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,445 girlsMINew York: #136 for girls · 158 births · 1 in 724 girlsNYMassachusetts: #179 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,553 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedRIOregon: #207 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,498 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedSDIowa: #250 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,592 girlsIAIndiana: #215 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,914 girlsINOhio: #178 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,353 girlsOHPennsylvania: #179 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsPANew Jersey: #173 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,247 girlsNJConnecticut: #164 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,168 girlsCTCalifornia: #143 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 743 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedUTColorado: #230 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsCONebraska: #202 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,452 girlsNEMissouri: #232 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,828 girlsMOKentucky: #470 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,792 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedVAMaryland: #131 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 629 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedNMKansas: #256 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,103 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedARTennessee: #433 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,349 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #494 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,176 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #144 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 803 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #357 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,748 girlsLAMississippi: #490 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,016 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedALGeorgia: #535 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,308 girlsGAHawaii: #178 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 713 girlsHITexas: #512 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,646 girlsTXFlorida: #294 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,083 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#131 · 1 in 629
  2. New Hampshire#133 · 1 in 768
  3. New York#136 · 1 in 724
  4. California#143 · 1 in 743
  5. District of Columbia#144 · 1 in 803

Best ever in a state: #2 in Wyoming, 1972.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#131301 in 629
New Hampshire#13351 in 768
New York#1361581 in 724
California#1431051 in 743
District of Columbia#144121 in 803
Idaho#15761 in 753
Connecticut#164141 in 1,168
New Jersey#173291 in 1,247
Hawaii#17861 in 713
Ohio#178481 in 1,353
Massachusetts#179251 in 1,553
Pennsylvania#179701 in 1,288
Michigan#181391 in 1,445
Maine#18661 in 1,283
Nebraska#20271 in 1,452
Minnesota#205141 in 1,796
Oregon#20771 in 1,498
Illinois#213401 in 1,753
Indiana#215171 in 1,914
Washington#226111 in 1,687
Colorado#23071 in 1,493
Missouri#232181 in 1,828
Iowa#25081 in 2,592
Kansas#25671 in 2,103
Wisconsin#28481 in 3,530
Florida#294101 in 2,083
Louisiana#357101 in 2,748
Tennessee#43361 in 5,349
Kentucky#47051 in 5,792
Mississippi#49051 in 5,016
North Carolina#49461 in 7,176
Texas#512161 in 4,646
Georgia#53551 in 7,308
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Stephanie
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 23 spots since 2024 (#534 → #557)
  • 120 spots since 2020 (#437 → #557)
  • 348 spots since 2015 (#209 → #557)
  • Biggest jump: 459 spots in 1903 (#1,024 → #565)
  • Biggest drop: 229 spots in 1902 (#795 → #1,024)
Rise & fade · girls
94 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1891
  • Peaked 1985 at #6 (23,243 births)
  • Births halved by 1997, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 17 yrs
  • Top 10: 17 yrs · run 1981–1993
  • Top 100: 48 yrs · run 1960–2007
  • Top 1,000: 129 yrs · run 1903–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 73
  • Highest: 1 in 73 girls born in 1984 were named Stephanie (1.4%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,960 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
  • Its best rank, #6 in 1985, was only 1 in 74 (1.4%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 29.3% of all girls named Stephanie (218,173) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s100#699 (1897)#1,015
1900s363#438 (1908)#637
1910s2,673#302 (1916)#344
1920s1,988#370 (1920)#519
1930s1,603#398 (1939)#547
1940s11,936#128 (1949)#217
1950s35,557#101 (1959)#117
1960s92,821#19 (1969)#51
1970s160,468#8 (1972)#12
1980s218,173#6 (1985)#8
1990s149,836#7 (1990)#17
2000s49,960#40 (2000)#67
2010s15,843#126 (2010)#224
2020s3,827#437 (2020)#488

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Stephanie in 1943

girls
#238
800 births · 1 in 1,744 girls

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #238Stephanie800
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 1,744 of them was named Stephanie, which outranked 95.6% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stephanie
  1. #235Lola825
  2. #236Hattie821
  3. #237Jill811
  4. #238Stephanie800
  5. #238Antoinette800
  6. #240Ramona795
  7. #241Beth785
  8. #241Deborah785

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1943 →