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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202008peak #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
1890
1889
1888
1887
1886
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
1880
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 2008

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedNHWashington: #144 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 656 girlsWAIdaho: #157 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 567 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #176 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 758 girlsMNIllinois: #79 for girls · 180 births · 1 in 368 girlsILWisconsin: #152 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 677 girlsWIMichigan: #247 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,140 girlsMINew York: #76 for girls · 227 births · 1 in 421 girlsNYMassachusetts: #135 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 592 girlsMARhode Island: #132 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 464 girlsRIOregon: #95 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 405 girlsORNevada: #60 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 283 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #216 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 627 girlsSDIowa: #256 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsIAIndiana: #145 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 650 girlsINOhio: #223 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,044 girlsOHPennsylvania: #217 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,044 girlsPANew Jersey: #77 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 381 girlsNJConnecticut: #112 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 465 girlsCTCalifornia: #45 for girls · 809 births · 1 in 283 girlsCAUtah: #180 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 732 girlsUTColorado: #98 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 422 girlsCONebraska: #246 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 832 girlsNEMissouri: #245 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,090 girlsMOKentucky: #247 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,124 girlsKYWest Virginia: #286 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,148 girlsWVVirginia: #128 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 570 girlsVAMaryland: #117 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 516 girlsMDDelaware: #113 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 361 girlsDEArizona: #70 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 361 girlsAZNew Mexico: #146 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 529 girlsNMKansas: #180 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 691 girlsKSArkansas: #216 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 815 girlsARTennessee: #143 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 657 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #108 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 506 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #138 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 600 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #115 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 355 girlsDCOklahoma: #199 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 831 girlsOKLouisiana: #296 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,264 girlsLAMississippi: #146 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 594 girlsMSAlabama: #290 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,234 girlsALGeorgia: #100 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 476 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Stephanie, so not publishedHITexas: #60 for girls · 473 births · 1 in 355 girlsTXFlorida: #83 for girls · 208 births · 1 in 414 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#45 · 1 in 283
  2. Nevada#60 · 1 in 283
  3. Texas#60 · 1 in 355
  4. Arizona#70 · 1 in 361
  5. New York#76 · 1 in 421

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#458091 in 283
Nevada#60431 in 283
Texas#604731 in 355
Arizona#701011 in 361
New York#762271 in 421
New Jersey#771031 in 381
Illinois#791801 in 368
Florida#832081 in 414
Oregon#95411 in 405
Colorado#98581 in 422
Georgia#1001111 in 476
North Carolina#108951 in 506
Connecticut#112281 in 465
Delaware#11381 in 361
District of Columbia#11591 in 355
Maryland#117491 in 516
Virginia#128661 in 570
Rhode Island#13271 in 464
Massachusetts#135461 in 592
South Carolina#138321 in 600
Tennessee#143491 in 657
Washington#144491 in 656
Indiana#145501 in 650
Mississippi#146211 in 594
New Mexico#146161 in 529
Wisconsin#152371 in 677
Idaho#157131 in 567
Minnesota#176341 in 758
Kansas#180201 in 691
Utah#180271 in 732
Oklahoma#199211 in 831
Arkansas#216151 in 815
South Dakota#21651 in 627
Pennsylvania#217531 in 1,044
Ohio#223541 in 1,044
Missouri#245271 in 1,090
Nebraska#246101 in 832
Kentucky#247181 in 1,124
Michigan#247391 in 1,140
Iowa#256131 in 1,041
West Virginia#28661 in 1,148
Alabama#290171 in 1,234
Louisiana#296161 in 1,264
Alaska
Hawaii
Maine
Montana
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Vermont
Wyoming

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 2008

girls
#105
3,320 births · 1 in 570 girls
boys
#9,019
8 births · 1 in 255,019 boys

Top girls' names in 2008

  1. #1Emma18,830
  2. #2Isabella18,629
  3. #3Emily17,448
  4. #4Olivia17,088
  5. #5Ava17,051
  6. #6Madison17,047
  7. #7Sophia16,091
  8. #8Abigail15,088
  9. #9Elizabeth12,027
  10. #10Chloe11,836
  11. #105Stephanie3,320

Top boys' names in 2008

  1. #1Jacob22,621
  2. #2Michael20,652
  3. #3Ethan20,223
  4. #4Joshua19,231
  5. #5Daniel19,032
  6. #6Alexander18,711
  7. #7Anthony18,417
  8. #8William18,403
  9. #9Christopher17,966
  10. #10Matthew17,604
  11. #9,019Stephanie8
More about 2008

girls

1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 570 of them was named Stephanie, which outranked 99.5% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stephanie
  1. #102Haley3,342
  2. #103Mya3,339
  3. #104Molly3,321
  4. #105Stephanie3,320
  5. #106Nicole3,291
  6. #107Natalia3,242
  7. #108Jenna3,241
Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. 9,375Dayami#10,129#754
  2. 4,524Allisson#4,944#420
  3. 1,019Alisson#1,804#785
  4. 851Milagros#1,579#728
  5. 807Mareli#1,530#723
Fallers
  1. 391Kelis#968#1,359
  2. 390Joselin#755#1,145
  3. 378Tyra#947#1,325
  4. 363Montana#932#1,295
  5. 337Allyssa#988#1,325

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

boys

2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 255,019 of them was named Stephanie, which outranked 38.3% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stephanie
  1. #8,324Zyree9
  2. #8,324Zyron9
  3. #8,324Zyrus9
  4. #9,019Stephanie8
  5. #9,019Aarik8
  6. #9,019Aarit8
  7. #9,019Abdiaziz8
  8. #9,871Abdishakur7
  9. #9,871Abdulhadi7
  10. #9,871Abdulkarim7

Tied with 851 names at #9,019; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. 2,801Urijah#3,687#886
  2. 1,035Jadiel#1,912#877
  3. 790Aaden#1,132#342
  4. 676Chace#1,337#661
  5. 500Marley#1,263#763
Fallers
  1. 688Kelan#977#1,665
  2. 286Talen#990#1,276
  3. 281Nery#901#1,182
  4. 250Kellan#883#1,133
  5. 250Efren#977#1,227

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

See the top 100 for 2008