STEPHANIE  

Gender: F
Origin: Greek, feminine variation of STEPHEN
Meaning: "garland, crown"

Popularity in 2008: #105

Had more staying power than most female forms of a boy's name, managing to be feminine without being frilly, but is now fading fast.

Variations:
Stef, Stephanina, Stevana, Stephannie, Stevanee, Stepheney, Stefinney, Phanie, Stephenie, Steffanie, Stevie, Steffa, Stephney, Stephany, Steffenie, Stephanee, Stephana, Stevena, Stephine, Stepfanie, Stephene, Stepahnie, Stevonne, Steph, Stephania, Steffie, Steffi, Stephanida, Stephianie, Stefany, Phanya, Stephane, Stephoney, Fanya, Stephani, Stefeia, Stevonna, Stevey, Fania, Stefenney, Steffaney, Stephann

International Variations:
Stefka (Czech) Etienette, Stéfhanie (French) Stefanie, Stephanine, Stefani (German) Stamatios, Stefania, Stavra (Greek) Stefa, Szczepanike, Stefcia (Polish) Steshka, Panya, Stepa, Stepania, Stesha, Steanyda (Russian) Stefaniá (Slavic) Estafania (Spanish)

Stephanie is being discussed in our message boards:

• name help... emily or mia?
• Nora, Julia, or Anna with long last name?
• Build a sibling set together!
• If you were having twin girls, what would u call them?
• Names in the same style as Molly

Read Nameberry blog posts about Stephanie:

• JUST JOSIES: Nickname names--are they enough?
• GIRLY NAMES WITH TOMBOY NICKNAMES
• THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE