Stephanie

“Crown; wreath, garland” — Greek via French origin

Girl's name · #557 in the US (2025) · 80s

Stephanie reached #6 in 1984 and has faded to #557 since. About 745,000 girls have carried it since 1891. Stephanie's short forms are Stevie, Steph, Stef, Steffi, and Steffie. About 1,300 girls a year are given Stevie as their full name. Together with its spelling variants Stephany (#2927) and Stefany (#3024), Stephanie would rank around #469 with about 660 births last year — the newborns split about 83/9/8 across Stephanie, Stephany, and Stefany.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,500 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 3,900 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 4,900 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Stephanies

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
Stephanie Beatriz — Argentine-American actress

In stories & tradition

Stephanie Brown — Detective Comics
Stephanie — LazyTown · LazyTown Extra
Stephanie Forrester — The Bold and the Beautiful

What Stephanies become

Among 3,443 notable people named Stephanie:

Medical professionals appear 2.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Stèphanie de Montaneis, French doctor.

Similar names: Stephany · Nicole · Stormy · Tiffany · Amanda · Bethany

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