Stephanie

femaleGreek

The feminine form of Stephen, from Greek Stephanos meaning 'crown, wreath'.

Origin: Greek

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1953 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #5 in New South Wales, Australia in 1994. See regions.

Stephanie: Recorded since 1953, it reached #5 in 1994, and it stood at #294 in 2025.

7registrars recorded it
247times a registrar ranked it
73years from first to last
#5highest recorded position
44groupings it qualifies for
61names it appears alongside

What stands out in Stephanie's record

Held a top-100 place for 53 years running. Names by top-100 run
England and Wales registered 1,266 births with the name in 1996, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count
Appears alongside 61 other names across 9 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships
Shares a published list with another name across 62 years. Longest shared records

STEF-uh-nee/ˈstɛf.ə.ni/

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Data Confidence

Evidence: ModerateCompleteness: SubstantialEditorial review: 2026-07-21

Confidence in the evidencebehind this name's data — never a rating of the name itself, and never affected by how well it matches your preferences. How this is assessed

Because: backed by officially or academically authoritative sources, recently verified, popularity data covers multiple regions.

Source authority

Averaged from the real per-claim source-authority assessments already computed for this name's meaning/origin/pronunciation/popularity evidence.

Independent corroboration

Averaged from the real per-claim supporting-source counts already computed for this name's evidence.

See full evidence assessment (8 dimensions, 1 not yet tracked)

Source agreement

No recorded source disagreement for this name's meanings or origins.

Recency

Calculated from how long ago this record was last verified (2026-07-21), against a 270-day staleness threshold.

Geographic relevance

Calculated from the number of geographies with official popularity data (7) — broader official coverage means the evidence base is relevant to more of where the name is actually used.

Completeness

Calculated from how many of the expected data sections (variants, similar names, popularity, notable usage, IPA pronunciation) are actually populated for this name.

Direct observation vs. inference

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Identity & variant resolution quality

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Name Characteristics

How these are calculated

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

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Recorded regional spread

Derived from how many geographies' official statistics record this name. It measures where the name is registered, not how well-known it feels to people living there.

International spread

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Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin: Greek
Meaning: The feminine form of Stephen, from Greek Stephanos meaning 'crown, wreath'.
Pronunciation: STEF-uh-nee
Syllables: 3
Common nicknames: None recorded
Classification: Traditional & modern
Gender usage: female
Language family: Greek

Popularity

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#48
1997	#52
1998	#63
1999	#75
2000	#76
2001	#87
2002	#94
2003	#106
2004	#157
2005	#165
2006	#194
2007	#212
2008	#212
2009	#238
2010	#271
2011	#301
2012	#322
2013	#408
2014	#389
2015	#368
2016	#354
2017	#526
2018	#440
2019	#526
2020	#486
2021	#688
2022	#613
2023	#516
2024	#811
2025	#719

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 2025.

In 2025: #294 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #719 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1953–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1953
First recorded at #97 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls

Stephanie appears in 6 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, with 62 ranked years and 4,342 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Girls, from 1953.

Stephanie across 6 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Stephanie's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#140 (1964)	#23 (1990)	#294 (2025)	62 of 62	4,342 (1964–2025)	223 (1990)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#97 (1953)	#5 (1994)	#73 (2010)	47 of 58	9,770 (1953–2010)	560 (1993)
Norway · Girls	#545 (1966)	#178 (1989)	#527 (2018)	38 of 53	480 (1966–2018)	39 (1989)
New Zealand · Girls	#83 (1954)	#11 (1991)	#99 (2005)	47 of 52	5,794 (1954–2005)	263 (1991)
England and Wales · Girls	#48 (1996)	#48 (1996)	#719 (2025)	30 of 30	9,360 (1996–2025)	1,266 (1996)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#50 (1997)	#50 (1997)	#391 (2023)	22 of 27	245 (1997–2023)	46 (1997)

Stephanie by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Stephanie in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	273	6 of 10	46
1970s	647	10 of 10	65
1980sbusiest	1,457	10 of 10	146
1990s	1,345	10 of 10	135
2000s	390	10 of 10	39
2010s	178	10 of 10	18
2020s	52	6 of 10	9

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 146 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1982 and 1983, when recorded births rose by 66, from 99 to 165.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Stephanie appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

What the record shows

Recorded by 7 registrars between 1953 and 2025, ranked in 72 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #5, first reached in 1994.

It held a top-100 place in 57 years, 53 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 1,266 births, registered in England and Wales in 1996.

1 registrar ranked it inside their own top 10.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1954, and 71 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Stephanie was ranked #5 in New South Wales, Australia · Girls in 1994. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Sten · #103, 58y
Stephan · #196, 65y
Stephen · #3, 78y
Sterling · #1104, 24y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 7 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Louise · #5, 77y
Ben · #6, 72y
Fiona · #4, 71y
Nicholas · #6, 73y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Donna · #5, 72y
Kim · #5, 75y
Belinda · #6, 66y
Ben · #6, 72y

Comparisons involving Stephanie

Existing comparison pages where Stephanie and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Stephanie in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Stephanie vs Ashleigh
In 1996 they stood at #48 and #58 in England and Wales · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2025 they were #719 and #2788.
Stephanie · Ashleigh · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 England and Wales ranking
Stephanie vs Courtney
In 1996 they stood at #48 and #52 in England and Wales · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2025 they were #719 and #2278.
Stephanie · Courtney · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 England and Wales ranking
Ella vs Stephanie
In 1996 they stood at #56 and #48 in England and Wales · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #46 and #719.
Ella · Stephanie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 England and Wales ranking

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Stephanie within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Laura vs Stephanie
Across 34 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Laura and Stephanie averaged 10.5 places apart, ending at #90 and #84.
Laura · Stephanie · 34 shared years, 1976–2009 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2009 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Stephanie and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Nicole vs Stephanie
In 1986, Nicole moved ahead of Stephanie in New Zealand · Girls — #31 and #27 the year before became #6 and #25.
Nicole · Stephanie · 33 shared years, 1969–2005 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1986 New Zealand ranking
Georgia vs Stephanie
In 1996, Georgia moved ahead of Stephanie in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #12 and #8 the year before became #7 and #10.
Georgia · Stephanie · 22 shared years, 1989–2010 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1996 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Melissa vs Stephanie
In 1990, Stephanie moved ahead of Melissa in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #7 and #10 the year before became #12 and #7.
Melissa · Stephanie · 36 shared years, 1965–2000 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1990 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs involving Stephanie measured in New South Wales, Australia's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Stephanie at its highest position.

Chloe vs Stephanie
In 1996, Chloe moved ahead of Stephanie in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #16 and #8 the year before became #8 and #10.
Chloe · Stephanie · 26 shared years, 1985–2010 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1996 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Stephanie vs Isabelle
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Isabelle moved into the top 50 at #37 in 2005 as Stephanie fell out of it to #58, having been #49 the year before.
Stephanie · Isabelle · 15 shared years, 1996–2010 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2005 New South Wales, Australia ranking

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Stephanie and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,577 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Stephanie without appearing here.

Stephanie moved ahead of

Rita
In 2024 they stood at #631 and #504 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2025 that had become #294 and #718.
Bernadette
In 2022 they stood at #700 and #700 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2023 that had become #445 and #856.
Audrey
In 2020 they stood at #700 and #495 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2021 that had become #299 and #661.
Chelsea Compare
In 2017 they stood at #526 and #514 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #440 and #767.

Moved ahead of Stephanie

Jennifer
In 2023 they stood at #516 and #569 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #811 and #483.
Maeve
In 2018 they stood at #440 and #507 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #526 and #218.
Cassandra
In 2023 they stood at #516 and #574 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #811 and #510.
Renee
In 2023 they stood at #516 and #545 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #811 and #516.

Moved the opposite way to Stephanie

Tara
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stephanie went from #140 to #294 while Tara went from #327 to #166.
Victoria Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stephanie went from #140 to #294 while Victoria went from #327 to #166.
Caoimhe Compare
Between 1966 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stephanie went from #113 to #294 while Caoimhe went from #380 to #31.
Lauren Compare
Between 1971 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stephanie went from #139 to #294 while Lauren went from #466 to #118.

Moved the same way as Stephanie

Audrey
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stephanie went from #140 to #294 and Audrey from #85 to #885.
Eileen
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stephanie went from #140 to #294 and Eileen from #17 to #443.
Elaine
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stephanie went from #140 to #294 and Elaine from #58 to #608.
Ida
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Stephanie went from #140 to #294 and Ida from #372 to #885.

Meaning & Origin

The feminine form of Stephen, from Greek Stephanos meaning 'crown, wreath'.

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Greek

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

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Where Stephanie is officially recorded

7 official registrars have recorded Stephanie, between 1953 and 2025, in 72 of those 73 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Registrar	Recorded	Years	Its own highest position
New South Wales, Australia	1953–2010	47	#5 in 1994
New Zealand	1954–2005	47	#11 in 1991
Republic of Ireland	1964–2025	62	#23 in 1990
Norway	1966–2018	38	#178 in 1989
England and Wales	1996–2025	30	#48 in 1996
Northern Ireland	1997–2023	22	#50 in 1997
Scotland	2024	1	#541 in 2024

Its high point came 35 years earlier in Norway (1989) than in Scotland (2024).

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

Similar Names

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

STEF-uh-nee/ˈstɛf.ə.ni/

Syllables: 3
Ease: moderate

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Where Stephanie Is Recorded

National statistical agencies have recorded Stephanie in these places. This shows where the name is used — not where it comes from, and not that it carries particular cultural significance there.

New South Wales, AustraliaEngland and WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNorwayNew Zealand

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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Stephanie

Stephanie at a glance

What stands out in Stephanie's record

Overview

Popularity

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Stephanie across 6 official records

Stephanie by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Stephanie appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Stephanie

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Stephanie

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Stephanie and the names beside it

Stephanie moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Stephanie

Moved the opposite way to Stephanie

Moved the same way as Stephanie

Meaning & Origin

Where Stephanie is officially recorded

Variants

Similar Names

Spelling

Pronunciation

Where Stephanie Is Recorded

Notable Usage

Sibling & Surname Compatibility

Stephanie at a glance

What stands out in Stephanie's record

Stephanie across 6 official records

Stephanie by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Stephanie appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Stephanie

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Stephanie

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Stephanie and the names beside it

Stephanie moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Stephanie

Moved the opposite way to Stephanie

Moved the same way as Stephanie