Stephane
Stephane is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Stephane
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stephane is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Stephane
As a girl name
American parents first put Stephane on the record books as a girl name in 1915, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 40 Stephanes were born — ranking #2,439 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Stephanes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2010 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Stephanes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Stephane as a boy name dates back to 1961, when 7 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 32 newborns named Stephane — #2,214 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Stephanes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 702 Stephanes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Stephane
Stephane is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Stephane's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #2,439. Use the chart and map above to compare Stephane'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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