Stepanie
Stephanie or Stefanie is a feminine name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "wreath, garland, christmas wreath or crown". Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian "Stefania", the Portuguese Estefânia, and the Spanish Estefanía.
Meaning & Origin of Stepanie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stephanie or Stefanie is a feminine name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "wreath, garland, christmas wreath or crown". Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian "Stefania", the Portuguese Estefânia, and the Spanish Estefanía.
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The Story of Stepanie
Stepanie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1959, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1987: 41 births, good for #2,492 nationwide. About 44% of every Stepanie on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Stepanie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 676 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Notable people named Stepanie
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- Stephanie, Queen of Navarre (died after 1066), Queen consort of king García Sánchez III of Navarre
- Stephanie of Castile (died 1 July 1180), illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Castile
- Stephanie of Milly, Lady of Oultrejordain (died 1197), an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
- Stephanie of Milly, Lady of Gibelet , an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, first cousin of the former
- Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1837–1859), consort queen of Portugal, married to King Pedro V
- Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789–1860), French consort of Karl Ludwig Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden
- Stephanie of Belgium (1864–1945), daughter of Leopold II of Belgium and wife of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
- Stephanie, Princess zu Windisch-Graetz (1909–2005), Austrian artist, daughter of Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria
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About the name Stepanie
Stepanie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 676 births in the dataset. Stepanie's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #2,492. Use the chart and map above to compare Stepanie'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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