Stephanie
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Stephanie is the feminine form of Stephen, from the Greek for “crown” or “crowned with a garland.” Popular since the 1970s and very trendy in the 1980s, Stephanie has stayed among the top girls’ names for decades, fitting both shy and outgoing girls. Famous bearers include Princess Stephanie of Monaco and actresses Stephanie Zimbalist and Stefanie Powers. In the 1986 film Short Circuit, animal lover Stephanie Speck befriends the runaway robot Number 5.
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Usage of Stephanie in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Stephanie against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Stephanie is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Stephanie in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 543 girls were named Stephanie, making it the #557 girls' name in the US. Since 1891, 745,148 girls have been named Stephanie, with the most (24,864) in 1990. It is most common, relative to births, in Nevada, Nebraska and Arizona.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Stephanie in other languages
- Stefania Italian, Polish
- Stéphanie Dutch, French
- Estefanía Spanish
- Stefani Italian
- Stefanie Dutch
- Stefánia Hungarian
- Стефанія Ukrainian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Stephanie
There are 3 towns and villages with Stephanie in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 2🇫🇷 France 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quartier Stéphanie | Grand Est, 🇫🇷 France | – | Map |
| Stephanie Estates | Utah, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Stephanie Way | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Stephanie
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Stephanie in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 2🇨🇱 Chile 1🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Lac Stéphanie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Stéphanie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Stephanie Lake | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Laguna Stephanie Mary | Aysén, 🇨🇱 Chile | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Stephanie songs
4 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Stephanie in their title. The best known:
- Stephanie Says – Lou Reed (1968)
- Stephanie Knows Who – Love (1967)
- STEPHANIE
- Waltz for Stephanie – Gary Daverne
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Stephanie
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Stephanie.
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Fictional characters named Stephanie
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Stephanie as a pet name
FurryName has found 13 dogs named Stephanie in public pet registers, making it the #6,233 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Burnside (1), Playford (1), Toronto (1). Stephanie as a dog name →
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