Stephanie
Girl nameStephanie has been given to 747,786 babies in the U.S. since 1891. It peaked in 1990 and currently ranks #557 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈstɛfəni/
Borrowed from French Stéphanie. The standard English feminine form of Stephen. Doublet of Stephania.
Origin: French
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
747,786
Peak year
1990 (24,966 babies)
Rank in 2025
#557 for girls
First recorded
1891
10-year trend
▼ -65%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Stephanie
Steffi Graf
German tennis player
Stormy Daniels
American pornographic actress and director (born 1979)
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter born 1948
Stephanie L. Kwolek
American chemist, inventor of Kevlar (1923–2014)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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