Stefanie
Stefanie was the 8805th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 105th with 2,667 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,464 places. More babies were named Stefanie in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Stephanie) crown (feminine of Stephen) · Greek, French
- Rank in 2025
- #8,805 girls, down 4,062 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19832,667 babies
- Total since 1880
- 37,187babies recorded
What does the name Stefanie mean?
Stefanie is a spelling of Stephanie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Stephanie's meaning and origin.
Stephanie is the English spelling of French Stéphanie, the standard English feminine of Stephen, as Wiktionary notes. DMNES derives Stephen from Greek stephanos, "crown, wreath", and records French feminine forms such as Estiennette in the 16th century. Stephanie was very popular in the US from the 1970s through the 1990s.
στέφανος (Ancient Greek, “crown, wreath”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Stephen, Stefanie, Steffi, Estefania.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Stephanie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Stephanie', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Stephen', DMNES, Durham University
Stefanie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 43 since 1977.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,805 | 12 |
| 2020 | #4,743 | 28 |
| 2010 | #2,295 | 84 |
| 2000 | #887 | 249 |
| 1990 | #289 | 957 |
| 1980 | #196 | 1,333 |
| 1970 | #276 | 1,069 |
| 1960 | #1,080 | 100 |
| 1950 | #1,249 | 55 |
| 1940 | #2,935 | 10 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,914 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Stefanie, counting every spelling?
Stefanie is a spelling of Stephanie, a name family that ranked #462 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,805 for Stefanie on its own. Together these spellings went to 690 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie | 543 | #557 | 3,124 |
| Stephany | 58 | #2,927 | 280 |
| Stefany | 55 | #3,024 | 254 |
| Stefanie | 12 | #8,805 | 105 |
| Stefani | 16 | #7,097 | 88 |
| Stefanny | 6 | #14,718 | 27 |
| Stephani | — | — | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Stefanie?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stefanie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Stefanie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stefanie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stefanie?
About 35,100 people born in the US named Stefanie are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 38 and 51. That makes Stefanie mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Stefanie by state
How common Stefanie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Stefanie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stefanie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Stefanie
What does Stefanie mean?
Stefanie is a spelling of Stephanie, which means “crown (feminine of Stephen)” (Greek, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Stefanie?
Stefanie was the 8805th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 105th with 2,667 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,464 places. More babies were named Stefanie in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Stefanie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Stefanie in the US.
Where is Stefanie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stefanie was most common in Pennsylvania (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.