Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2004

Stefania

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,218 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#5,218
among girls · ↓1,765 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Stefania · -46% vs 2024
How common
1 in 64,291
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2004
60 babies
All-time total
2,653
#3,888 all-time among girls
First recorded
1901
in Social Security records

Stefania popularity over time

2,653 babies have been named Stefania since 1901, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1916Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 35 4 – #1,358
1910s 252 25 +620% #1,179
1920s 130 13 -48% #1,305
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 13 1 – #4,692
1960s 84 8 +546% #3,753
1970s 212 21 +152% #2,623
1980s 332 33 +57% #2,634
1990s 441 44 +33% #2,270
2000s 476 48 +8% #2,629
2010s 429 43 -10% #3,239
2020s (to 2025) 249 42 -3% #3,012

Where Stefania is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 24 0.02 outside top 500
2027 23 0.01 outside top 500
2028 23 0.01 outside top 500
2029 22 0.01 outside top 500
2030 22 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Stefania

Stefania is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,218 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1901, 2,653 American babies have been named Stefania. Its peak came in 2004, when 60 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Stefania stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Stefania?

The median living Stefania is about 25 years old; half are between 13 and 37. An estimated 2,200 people named Stefania are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Stefania year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 25 #5,218
2024 46 #3,453
2023 56 #3,012
2022 36 #4,100
2021 48 #3,334
2020 38 #3,834
2019 46 #3,446
2018 50 #3,239
2017 34 #4,298
2016 49 #3,318
2015 46 #3,472
2014 40 #3,839
2013 36 #4,149
2012 42 #3,772
2011 40 #3,832
2010 46 #3,510
2009 48 #3,454
2008 27 #5,416
2007 41 #3,909
2006 47 #3,461
2005 43 #3,498
2004 60 #2,737
2003 51 #2,991
2002 50 #2,971
2001 58 #2,629
2000 51 #2,851
1995 34 #3,350
1990 39 #2,952
1985 34 #2,792
1980 28 #3,125
1975 19 #3,620
1970 24 #2,925
1965 6 #6,432
1960 9 #4,733
1955 8 #4,692
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 9 #3,623
1920 36 #1,305
1915 24 #1,516
1910 13 #1,329
1905 5 #2,196
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Stefania

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Stefania Sandrelli Stefania Sandrelli Italian actress (born 1946) Contemporary
  2. 2 Stefania Casini Stefania Casini Italian actress and film director b. 1948 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Stefania Belmondo Stefania Belmondo Italian cross-country skier (born 1969) Contemporary
  4. 4 Stefania Wilczyńska Stefania Wilczyńska Polish educator; Holocaust victim b. 1886 · 19th century
  5. 5 Stefania Liberakakis Stefania Liberakakis Dutch singer (born 2002) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Stefania, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Stefania?

The median living Stefania is about 25 years old. Half of all living Stefanias are between 13 and 37 years old.

How many people named Stefania are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Stefania are alive in the United States, based on 2,653 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Stefania in 2025?

Stefania ranked #5,218 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Stefania?

2,653 babies have been named Stefania in the United States since 1901, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Stefania most popular?

Stefania peaked in 2004, when 60 newborns received the name.

Is Stefania a boy or girl name?

Stefania is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Stefania rising or falling?

Stefania has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Stefania become more popular?

Stefania is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 22 girls named Stefania in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Stefania?

Well-known people named Stefania include Stefania Sandrelli (actor), Stefania Casini (actor), Stefania Belmondo (skier).

Names like Stefania

Names that sound and feel close to Stefania: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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