# Stephani (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/stephani/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | German |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 5,305 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 5,305 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Stephani, a Latinized patronymic surname from the personal name Stephanus. * Variant spelling of Italian Stefani.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 37 | 4,182 |
| 2010 | 28 | 5,090 |
| 2011 | 16 | 7,739 |
| 2012 | 21 | 6,312 |
| 2013 | 23 | 5,814 |
| 2014 | 12 | 9,465 |
| 2015 | 17 | 7,231 |
| 2016 | 13 | 8,818 |
| 2017 | 7 | 13,943 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10,473 |
| 2019 | 6 | 15,341 |
| 2021 | 6 | 15,038 |
| 2022 | 7 | 13,420 |
| 2023 | 6 | 14,968 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15,046 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 | 3,824 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.