Girls' name · peaked in 1984
Stephanie name popularity since 1925
743,341 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Stephanie. Half of them were born in 1983 or earlier, so the typical Stephanie is about 43 years old in 2026. Stephanie peaked in 1984 as the #6 name for girls, and it ranked #557 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 743,341
- Named Stephanie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #557
- for girls in 2025 (543 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 740,703 girls · 2,638 boys
- Most popular in
- Delaware
- 1.36× its national share
Peak year is the year Stephanie made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Stephanie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1990. Measured as a share of all babies, Stephanie peaked in 1984.
- Fastest rise: Between 1938 and 1943, Stephanie became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 4,760 baby girls to 1 in 1,740.
- Steepest fall: Between 2015 and 2020, its share of baby girls fell by 50%, from 1 in 1,150 to 1 in 2,300.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Stephanie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Stephanie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Stephanie in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 679 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 1,603 | 0 | #514 |
| 1940s | 11,936 | 17 | #219 |
| 1950s | 35,557 | 64 | #114 |
| 1960s | 92,821 | 277 | #44 |
| 1970s | 160,468 | 623 | #9 |
| 1980s | 218,173 | 1,008 | #6 |
| 1990s | 149,836 | 531 | #16 |
| 2000s | 49,960 | 112 | #64 |
| 2010s | 15,843 | 6 | #209 |
| 2020–25 | 3,827 | 0 | #557 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
43.8% of babies named Stephanie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Stephanie is most popular
The index compares Stephanie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Stephanie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 1.36× | 2,112 |
| California | 1.29× | 102,078 |
| Alaska | 1.26× | 1,407 |
| Nevada | 1.25× | 3,335 |
| Rhode Island | 1.24× | 3,280 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Stephanie and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Stephanie (this page) | 740,703 | 1984 |
| Stephany | 14,942 | 1992 |
| Stephenie | 5,722 | 1974 |
| Stephani | 5,305 | 1989 |
| Stephannie | 1,461 | 1975 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Stephanie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Stephanie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Stephanie (1984).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data