Stefana
Stefana is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Stefana Miladinović, Serbian politician Stefana Veljković, Serbian volleyball player
- Bulgarian
- Serbian
- Romanian
Meaning & Origin of Stefana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stefana is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Stefana Miladinović, Serbian politician Stefana Veljković, Serbian volleyball player
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bulgarian
- Serbian
- Romanian
The Story of Stefana
Stefana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1917, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 7 Stefanas were born — ranking #3,713 that year. As of 2026, Stefana ranks #17,168 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 67 Stefanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Stefana
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Stefana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Stefaniya
- Stefka
Where is Stefana most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Romania86%
- Italy8%
- Serbia3%
- LK1%
- LU1%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Stefana
Phonetically similar names — useful when Stefana is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Stefana
Stefana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 67 births in the dataset. Stefana's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #3,713. Use the chart and map above to compare Stefana'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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