Stephanie

What Stephanie means

Feminine form of Stephen, meaning “crown, wreath”

feminine form of Stephen || From Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), from στέφανος (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”), from στέφω (stéphō, “to put round, to surround”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Stephanie” (revision 94543731) and “Stephen” (revision 94543736), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Stephanie?

US: Falling: down from #209 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #368 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1984, when 23,025 girls got the name (#6 that year). First in the US records in 1891.

How common

• About 1 in 2,960 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 4,966 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NV (0.76 per 1,000 girls), NE (0.7 per 1,000 girls), AZ (0.64 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Stephanie is #557 in the US and #719 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Stephanie were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Stephania14 US
• Stefanie12 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

Nicknames

• Stef
• Steff
• Steffi
• Steffie
• Steffy
• Steve
• Stevie
• Steph

Listed on Wiktionary under “pet forms”.

If you like Stephanie

Girls

• Julie#872Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1958, with 18,215 babies; 308 in 2025
• Danielle#549Feminine form of Daniel, meaning “God is my judge”^*
• Jacqueline#558Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #258 in 2015, #558 in 2025
• Jessie#823Diminutive of Jessica, possibly meaning “Iscah in Genesis 11:29…^*
• Anne#619Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1959, with 5,745 babies; 472 in 2025
• Jenna#679Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1985, with 6,436 babies; 418 in 2025

For a brother

• Joe#991Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1936, with 8,023 babies; 230 in 2025
• Andre#368Form of Andrew, meaning “manly”^*
• Austin#113“majestic”^*
• Harry#775Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1918, with 9,896 babies; 329 in 2025
• Louis#249“loud; famous + battle”^*
• Lewis#433Same root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under French, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Stephanie’s. Rank is US 2025.