Stephanie
Stephanie was the 557th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 543 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 6th; the most babies were born in 1990 (24,864). Over the last ten years it has moved down 348 places. More babies were named Stephanie in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning crown (feminine of Stephen) · Greek, French
Say it STEF-uh-nee /ˈstɛfəni/
- Rank in 2025
- #557 girls, down 118 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 543girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199024,864 babies
- Total since 1880
- 747,786babies recorded
What does the name Stephanie mean?
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
Nicknames for Stephanie
The usual nicknames for Stephanie are Steph and Stevie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Stephanie in the last five years, 209 were named Stevie, against 3 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steph | Traditional | — | — |
| Stevie · also for Steven, Steve | Modern | #203 | 6,541 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Stephanies go by each one.
Stephanie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 2,638 since 1947.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #557 | 543 |
| 2020 | #439 | 703 |
| 2010 | #126 | 2,492 |
| 2000 | #40 | 7,028 |
| 1990 | #7 | 24,864 |
| 1980 | #13 | 17,841 |
| 1970 | #17 | 15,387 |
| 1960 | #91 | 5,265 |
| 1950 | #122 | 2,642 |
| 1940 | #320 | 394 |
| 1930 | #683 | 102 |
| 1920 | #371 | 313 |
| 1910 | #423 | 88 |
| 1900 | #758 | 24 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Stephanie, counting every spelling?
Stephanie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #462 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #557 for Stephanie 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 Stephanie?
543 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stephanie (0.15 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Stephanie 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 15 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stephanie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stephanie?
About 695,500 people born in the US named Stephanie are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 35 and 53. That makes Stephanie 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.
Stephanie by state
How common Stephanie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nevada (2.2×), Maryland (2.2×), California (1.7×), Arizona (1.5×), Texas (1.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Arkansas, Nebraska, Utah.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Stephanie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stephanie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Stephanie · Sibling names for Stephanie
Questions about the name Stephanie
What does Stephanie mean?
Stephanie means “crown (feminine of Stephen)” (Greek, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Stephanie?
Stephanie was the 557th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 543 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 6th; the most babies were born in 1990 (24,864). Over the last ten years it has moved down 348 places. More babies were named Stephanie in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Stephanie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Stephanie in the US.
Where is Stephanie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stephanie was most common in Nevada (0.86 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and California.