Estefania
Estefanía is a popular Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and broadcast on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión in 1979. The story idea was conceived by Julio César Marmol and Humberto (Kiko) Olivieri and the plot was based on the government of Marcos Pérez Jiménez. Pierina España and José Luis Rodríguez starred as the main protagonists with Gustavo Rodríguez as the main antagonist.
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Estefania
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Estefanía is a popular Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and broadcast on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión in 1979. The story idea was conceived by Julio César Marmol and Humberto (Kiko) Olivieri and the plot was based on the government of Marcos Pérez Jiménez. Pierina España and José Luis Rodríguez starred as the main protagonists with Gustavo Rodríguez as the main antagonist.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
- Spanish
The Story of Estefania
The earliest SSA record of Estefania as a baby girl name dates back to 1980, when 7 babies received it. 1996 was its biggest year on record, with 386 newborns named Estefania — #590 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Estefanias. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,035 among baby girl names with 96 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 7K Estefanias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Estefania
Estefania is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Estefania's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #590. Use the chart and map above to compare Estefania's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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