Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1990

Stephany

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,927 Trend ↓ Falling 11%

A female given name from French, a less common spelling of Stephanie.

Rank 2025
#2,927
among girls · ↓156 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
58
named Stephany · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 27,712
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1990
564 babies
All-time total
15,176
#1,277 all-time among girls
First recorded
1910
in Social Security records

Stephany popularity over time

15,176 babies have been named Stephany since 1910, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 174 – 174 17 – #1,123
1920s 81 – 81 8 -53% #2,448
1930s 101 – 101 10 +25% #1,865
1940s 294 – 294 29 +191% #1,142
1950s 476 – 476 48 +62% #1,288
1960s 696 – 696 70 +46% #993
1970s 1,144 – 1,144 114 +64% #981
1980s 2,427 – 2,427 243 +112% #473
1990s 4,519 5 4,524 452 +86% #442
2000s 3,477 – 3,477 348 -23% #659
2010s 1,456 – 1,456 146 -58% #981
2020s (to 2025) 326 – 326 54 -63% #2,771

Where Stephany 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 57 0.04 outside top 500
2027 56 0.03 outside top 500
2028 55 0.03 outside top 500
2029 54 0.03 outside top 500
2030 53 0.03 outside top 500

Where Stephany is most popular

Girls named Stephany per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.035 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Florida, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Stephany born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 50 0.062 +80%
Florida 25 0.058 +69%
California 42 0.050 +45%
New York 18 0.045 +32%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -20%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Stephany

Stephany is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,927 in 2025 with 58 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1910, 15,176 American babies have been named Stephany. Its peak came in 1990, when 564 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Stephany stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Stephany?

The median living Stephany is about 31 years old; half are between 21 and 38. An estimated 14 thousand people named Stephany are alive in the United States today.

median 31 020406080100

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

Stephany year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 58 #2,927 – –
2024 62 #2,771 – –
2023 54 #3,086 – –
2022 53 #3,119 – –
2021 53 #3,107 – –
2020 46 #3,390 – –
2019 76 #2,371 – –
2018 81 #2,269 – –
2017 99 #2,004 – –
2016 111 #1,863 – –
2015 155 #1,486 – –
2014 120 #1,744 – –
2013 153 #1,465 – –
2012 200 #1,220 – –
2011 202 #1,194 – –
2010 259 #981 – –
2009 269 #987 – –
2008 307 #904 – –
2007 361 #798 – –
2006 340 #809 – –
2005 386 #708 – –
2004 350 #750 – –
2003 385 #682 – –
2002 376 #673 – –
2001 382 #659 – –
2000 321 #726 – –
1995 410 #563 – –
1990 564 #442 – –
1985 168 #938 – –
1980 125 #1,108 – –
1975 104 #1,125 – –
1970 126 #995 – –
1965 62 #1,403 – –
1960 50 #1,594 – –
1955 49 #1,461 – –
1950 49 #1,320 – –
1945 20 #1,937 – –
1940 12 #2,562 – –
1935 13 #2,420 – –
1930 6 #4,501 – –
1925 5 #5,678 – –
1920 15 #2,448 – –
1915 27 #1,398 – –
1910 6 #2,369 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Stephany?

The median living Stephany is about 31 years old. Half of all living Stephanys are between 21 and 38 years old.

How many people named Stephany are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Stephany are alive in the United States, based on 15,176 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Stephany mean?

A female given name from French, a less common spelling of Stephanie.

How popular is the name Stephany in 2025?

Stephany ranked #2,927 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 58 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Stephany?

15,176 babies have been named Stephany in the United States since 1910, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Stephany most popular?

Stephany peaked in 1990, when 564 newborns received the name.

Is Stephany a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Stephany rising or falling?

Stephany is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Stephany become more popular?

Stephany is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 53 girls named Stephany in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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