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Stephanie

/ˈstɛfəni/ · 100% girls · #557 in the US for girls, 2025

Stephanie has been given to about 747,786 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈstɛfəni/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 708,918
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Stephanie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1990 · 24,966
  • Born in 2025543
  • All time747,786
  • England & Wales, 2025#722 · 51

How popular is Stephanie?

Stephanie ranks 557th among American girls in 2025, with 543 born that year. Its best year was 1990, when 24,966 babies were given the name, ranking 7th. The typical living American called Stephanie is about 43 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Stephanie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Stefanie0.96
  2. Stephenie0.87
  3. Stephani0.77
  4. Stephaine0.76
  5. Stevie0.74
  6. Tiffanie0.74
  7. Melanie0.70
  8. Stefani0.73

Middle names for Stephanie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Stephanie Catherine0.84
  2. Stephanie Josephine0.84
  3. Stephanie Rose0.83
  4. Stephanie Grace0.83
  5. Stephanie Jane0.83
  6. Stephanie Louise0.83

Sibling names for Stephanie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ericbrother · 0.97
  2. Nicolesister · 0.96
  3. Christinasister · 0.96
  4. Melissasister · 0.96
  5. Adambrother · 0.94
  6. Jonathanbrother · 0.94

Where Stephanie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Nevada0.03%
  2. Nebraska0.03%
  3. Arizona0.03%
  4. Maryland0.03%
  5. California0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Stephanie White0.78
  2. Stephanie Nguyen0.78
  3. Stephanie Moore0.78
  4. Stephanie Hill0.78
  5. Stephanie Hall0.78
  6. Stephanie Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Stephanie

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. Norway1945–2025
  7. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Stephanie across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.