Stephany
Stephany was the 2927th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 442nd with 564 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,441 places. More babies were named Stephany in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Stephanie) crown (feminine of Stephen) · Greek, French
- Rank in 2025
- #2,927 girls, up 463 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 58girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990564 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,176babies recorded
What does the name Stephany mean?
Stephany 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
Stephany popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1993.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,927 | 58 |
| 2020 | #3,390 | 46 |
| 2010 | #981 | 259 |
| 2000 | #726 | 321 |
| 1990 | #442 | 564 |
| 1980 | #1,108 | 125 |
| 1970 | #995 | 126 |
| 1960 | #1,594 | 50 |
| 1950 | #1,320 | 49 |
| 1940 | #2,562 | 12 |
| 1930 | #4,501 | 6 |
| 1920 | #2,448 | 15 |
| 1910 | #2,369 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Stephany, counting every spelling?
Stephany is a spelling of Stephanie, a name family that ranked #462 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,927 for Stephany 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 Stephany?
58 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stephany (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Stephany 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 144 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stephany.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stephany?
About 14,300 people born in the US named Stephany are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 22 and 39. That makes Stephany 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.
Stephany by state
How common Stephany was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.8×), Florida (1.7×). In 46 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 Stephany: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stephany, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Stephany
What does Stephany mean?
Stephany is a spelling of Stephanie, which means “crown (feminine of Stephen)” (Greek, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Stephany?
Stephany was the 2927th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 442nd with 564 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,441 places. More babies were named Stephany in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Stephany a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Stephany in the US.
Where is Stephany most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stephany was most common in Texas (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and California.