Stephany

#2,895 for girls in 2025, 58 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #8,700
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1990 · 564 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
15,171
since 1910

Stephany over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Stephany has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #442, 1990girls
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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#2,89558
2024#2,74962
2023#3,04754
2022#3,07353
2021#3,06953
2020#3,33846
2019#2,35576
2018#2,25481
2017#1,98999
2016#1,857111
2015#1,477155
2014#1,736120
2013#1,457153
2012#1,214200
2011#1,189202
2010#979259
2009#983269
2008#903307
2007#796361
2006#806340
2005#706386
2004#749350
2003#680385
2002#672376
2001#659382
2000#723321
1999#662346
1998#677340
1997#630355
1996#533443
1995#563410
1994#505490
1993#501493#8,7005
1992#453549
1991#463529
1990#442564
1989#472502
1988#494459
1987#522390
1986#699259
1985#933168
1984#1,021139
1983#1,190109
1982#1,005147
1981#1,082129
1980#1,105125
1979#1,056131
1978#1,078122
1977#1,108116
1976#1,047117
1975#1,119104
1974#1,16597
1973#1,088105
1972#979123
1971#1,133103
1970#989126
1969#1,066106
1968#1,15787
1967#990106
1966#1,39662
1965#1,39462
1964#1,53255
1963#1,42961
1962#1,85838
1961#1,34369
1960#1,58050
1959#1,69542
1958#1,44854
1957#1,27468
1956#1,58145
1955#1,44549
1954#1,48146
1953#1,73833
1952#1,36850
1951#1,48140
1950#1,30249
1949#1,25153
1948#1,13562
1947#1,41343
1946#1,61730
1945#1,87420
1944#1,51929
1943#2,86111
1942#1,91720
1941#2,27214
1940#2,42412
1939#3,1458
1938#1,80519
1937#3,1468
1936#2,38612
1935#2,30513
1934#4,2865
1933#3,1098
1932#2,23514
1931#3,2268
1930#4,0476
1929
1928#4,7255
1927#3,5618
1926#3,5648
1925#4,9735
1924#3,6658
1923#3,6418
1922#2,95811
1921#2,63313
1920#2,35715
1919#2,15616
1918#1,60025
1917#1,65222
1916#1,11440
1915#1,36727
1914#2,00912
1913#1,67013
1912#2,9795
1911#1,7928
1910#2,1406
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First appearance
1910

The first year at least five girls were named Stephany! It came in at #2,140, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1928–1929, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Stephany is popular in 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedMINew York: #1,443 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 17,395 girlsNYMassachusetts: #599 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,699 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedSDIowa: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,554 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedINOhio: #736 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,647 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,314 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 14,815 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedNEMissouri: #552 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,226 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedWVVirginia: #561 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,228 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Stephany, so not publishedHITexas: #1,145 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 13,043 girlsTXFlorida: #574 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,744 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#394 · 1 in 3,554
  2. Missouri#552 · 1 in 5,226
  3. Virginia#561 · 1 in 5,228
  4. Florida#574 · 1 in 4,744
  5. Massachusetts#599 · 1 in 6,699

Best ever in a state: #159 in North Dakota, 1991.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#39451 in 3,554
Missouri#55261 in 5,226
Virginia#56161 in 5,228
Florida#574131 in 4,744
Massachusetts#59951 in 6,699
Ohio#73681 in 8,647
Texas#1,145101 in 13,043
California#1,314131 in 14,815
New York#1,44361 in 17,395
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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 Stephany
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 146 spots since 2024 (#2,749#2,895)
  • 443 spots since 2020 (#3,338#2,895)
  • 1,418 spots since 2015 (#1,477#2,895)
  • Biggest jump: 406 spots in 1967 (#1,396#990)
  • Biggest drop: 210 spots in 2011 (#979#1,189)
Rise & fade · girls
80 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1910
  • Peaked 1990 at #442 (564 births)
  • Births halved by 2009, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1985–2010
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,359
  • Highest: 1 in 3,359 girls born in 1992 were named Stephany (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 27,711 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #442 in 1990, was only 1 in 3,366 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 29.8% of all girls named Stephany (4,519) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s174#1,114 (1916)#1,848
1920s81#2,357 (1920)#3,564
1930s101#1,805 (1938)#2,969
1940s294#1,135 (1948)#1,828
1950s476#1,274 (1957)#1,481
1960s696#990 (1967)#1,375
1970s1,144#979 (1972)#1,076
1980s2,427#472 (1989)#852
1990s4,519#442 (1990)#543
2000s3,477#659 (2001)#768
2010s1,456#979 (2010)#1,651
2020s326#2,749 (2024)#3,029

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.

Stephany in 1984

girls
#1,021
139 births · 1 in 12,114 girls

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #1,021Stephany139
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 12,114 of them was named Stephany, which outranked 91.6% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stephany
  1. #1,018Chanelle140
  2. #1,018Chantal140
  3. #1,018Christiana140
  4. #1,021Stephany139
  5. #1,021Cassondra139
  6. #1,021Kiana139
  7. #1,021Kisha139
  8. #1,028Alysha138
  9. #1,028Ella138
  10. #1,028Eunice138

Tied with 6 names at #1,021; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. 8,259Santana#9,015#756
  2. 2,419Tasia#3,151#732
  3. 2,198Teela#3,065#867
  4. 1,074Grisel#1,858#784
  5. 894Kaylee#1,715#821
Fallers
  1. 1,856Dwan#874#2,730
  2. 720Toccara#937#1,657
  3. 713Kaleena#547#1,260
  4. 303Karie#1,000#1,303
  5. 300Karyn#820#1,120

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

See the top 100 for 1984