# Stephanie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/stephanie/  
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 | French |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈstɛfəni/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Steve, Steph, Steffi, Stef, Steff, Steffie, Steffy, Stevie, Stephie |
| Variant spellings | Stefani, Stefanie, Stefany, Stephany, Stephannie, Stephenie |
| US babies named this | 747,786 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,638 / 745,148 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 9,360, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Stéphanie. The standard English feminine form of Stephen. Doublet of Stephania.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,151 | 146 |
| 2012 | 1,888 | 168 |
| 2013 | 1,677 | 194 |
| 2014 | 1,644 | 205 |
| 2015 | 1,558 | 209 |
| 2016 | 1,370 | 236 |
| 2017 | 1,136 | 287 |
| 2018 | 1,031 | 318 |
| 2019 | 896 | 352 |
| 2020 | 703 | 439 |
| 2021 | 692 | 452 |
| 2022 | 659 | 482 |
| 2023 | 659 | 468 |
| 2024 | 571 | 534 |
| 2025 | 543 | 557 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 37 | 2,248 |
| 1997 | 30 | 2,674 |
| 1998 | 19 | 3,826 |
| 1999 | 22 | 3,573 |
| 2000 | 11 | 6,251 |
| 2001 | 18 | 4,443 |
| 2002 | 18 | 4,469 |
| 2003 | 11 | 6,662 |
| 2004 | 16 | 5,212 |
| 2005 | 10 | 7,572 |
| 2006 | 6 | 11,864 |
| 2007 | 8 | 9,653 |
| 2008 | 8 | 9,742 |
| 2009 | 6 | 12,280 |
| 2011 | 6 | 12,070 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 163 | 301 |
| 2012 | 151 | 322 |
| 2013 | 104 | 408 |
| 2014 | 113 | 389 |
| 2015 | 123 | 368 |
| 2016 | 135 | 354 |
| 2017 | 82 | 526 |
| 2018 | 99 | 440 |
| 2019 | 77 | 526 |
| 2020 | 83 | 486 |
| 2021 | 55 | 688 |
| 2022 | 62 | 613 |
| 2023 | 76 | 516 |
| 2024 | 46 | 811 |
| 2025 | 51 | 719 |

## In other languages

- Czech: Štěpánka
- Danish: Stephanie
- Esperanto: Stefano
- French: Stéphanie
- German: Stephanie
- Greek: Στεφανία
- Hungarian: Stefánia
- Icelandic: Stéfanía
- Indonesian: Stefani
- Italian: Stefania
- Latin: Stephania
- Latvian: Stefānija
- Lithuanian: Stefanija
- Norwegian: Stefanie
- Polish: Stefania
- Portuguese: Estefânia
- Romanian: Ștefania
- Russian: Стефани, Стефа́ния
- Slovak: Štefánia
- Spanish: Estefanía

## People named Stephanie

- Stephanie L. Kwolek, American chemist, inventor of Kevlar (1923–2014)
- Stephanie McMahon, American professional wrestler and executive
- Stéphanie Frappart, French football referee (born 1983)
- Stephanie Rice, Australian swimmer
- Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria (1864–1945)
- Stephanie Beatriz, Argentine-American actress
- Stephanie Wilson, American engineer and NASA astronaut
- Stephanie Seymour, American model and actress (born 1968)
- Stéphanie, Grand Duchess Consort of Luxembourg, Consort of Luxembourg (2025)
- Stephanie Graf, Austrian middle distance runner
- Stéphanie de Beauharnais, consort of Karl, Grand Duke of Baden, and adoptive daughter of Napoleon I
- Stephanie Szostak, French actress

## 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.