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The name Stephanie peaked for boys at #838 in 1989. Stephanie is also used for girls, ranking #557 in 2025.

The name Stephanie is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "garland, crown".

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Stephanie is the feminine form of Stephen, derived from the Greek name Stephanos, associated with crowns and garlands It's been the name of several royal women throughout history, including the medieval Stephanie, Queen of Navarre, and Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, the daughter of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco. International variations of Stephanie include the German Stefanie, Italian Stefania, and Spanish Estefanía.
 
Stephanie has had more staying power than most female forms of masculine names, managing to be feminine without being frilly, and having had a long run of popularity. In the 1970s and 1980s, Stephanie was Top 20 name.
 The variantly spelled Stephenie Meyer gained fame as the author of the Twilight franchise, the tennis player Steffi Graf was born Stefanie, so there are obviously lots of variations on this name. Singer Stevie Nicks has the conventional spelling of Stephanie on her birth certificate. Stephanie Plum is the protagonist of the eponymous books by Janet Evanovich.
Stephanie has been trending downward in recent years, falling out of the charts in France, Ireland, Australia, and Canada, and to the latter end of the England and Wales Top 1000. In the US, Stephanie dropped from the Top 500 for the first time since 1936 back in 2024.
 
These days, Stevie is the favored Stephanie variant, more than twice as popular as its long form.

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The name Stephanie is currently ranked #557 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #6 in 1986. The name is most popular in California, District of Columbia, and Delaware. Stephanie is occasionally used for boys in 2011.

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