People with the first name Stephanie
657,760
About 1 in 504 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Stephanie?
Stephanie was the #57 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#57
More common than 99.9% of listed first names
Peak year
1990
24,966 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
543
#1,108 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 504
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
0.1% male99.9% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Stephanie across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Stephanie reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1990, with 24,966 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 543 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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