Stefania
Stefania [in all languages except for Italian and Polish pronounced like Ste-pha-nee-ah] is a female name in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Greek, Stefánia Hungarian, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovak, Slovene, Ukrainian and Russian, originating from Old Greek meaning crowned or the winning.
Meaning & Origin of Stefania
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stefania [in all languages except for Italian and Polish pronounced like Ste-pha-nee-ah] is a female name in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Greek, Stefánia Hungarian, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovak, Slovene, Ukrainian and Russian, originating from Old Greek meaning crowned or the winning.
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The Story of Stefania
Stefania first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1901, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 60 Stefanias were born — ranking #2,711 that year. As of 2026, Stefania ranks #3,215 for baby girls with 50 births, gradually rising (+10%). In total, more than 3K Stefanias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Stefania
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- Stefanía Aradillas (born 1994), Mexican softball player
- Stefania Ascari (born 1980), Italian politician
- Stefania Barr (born 1994), American actress and musician
- Stefania Belmondo (born 1969), Italian cross country skier
- Stefania Berton (born 1990), Italian pair skater
- Stefania Calegari (born 1967), Italian competitive ice dancer
- Stefanía Cora (born 1989), Argentine politician
- Stefania Dovhan , Ukrainian-American soprano
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Names that sound like Stefania
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About the name Stefania
Stefania is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1901 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Stefania's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #1,162. Use the chart and map above to compare Stefania'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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