Stephanie

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Stefan in DE Germany, RO Romania, PL Poland and 5 more, Stephen in GB United Kingdom, AU Australia, PH Philippines and 3 more, Steven in US United States, CA Canada, IT Italy and Степан in UA Ukraine, RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 16 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Stephanie is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name489K records spelled Stephanie7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy

  Also written Stéphanie, Steph-Anie, Stephanié, Stephânie, Stephànie

• Vietnamese given name17K records spelled Stephanie3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Vietnam, United Kingdom, Canada

  Languages: Vietnamese, Khmer

  Also written Stéphanie

• Turkish given name8.0K records spelled Stephanie9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Türkiye, Netherlands

  Languages: Turkish, Uzbek, Azerbaijani

  Also written Stéphanie

• French (Côte d’Ivoire) given name5.2K records spelled Stephanie2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Côte d’Ivoire

  Also written Stéphanie

76 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Stephanie is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, The feminine form of Stephen; a garland or crown

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

• From French Stéphanie, vernacular form of Latin Stephania, a variant of Stephana, which was in use among early Christians as a feminine form of Stephanus (see Stephen). Variant: Steffany. Short form: Steff. Pet forms: Steffie, Steffy, Stevie.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In French, Forme féminine de Stéphane, d’origine grecque, signifiant « couronnée ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In Swedish, Stephanie är en fransk femininform till Stephan (→ Stefan). Namnet har fått spridning i Sverige bl.a. genom prinsessan Stephanie av Monaco (f. 1965). Stefania är en från 1800-talet använd form i Sverige. I den finlandssvenska almanackan 26 december.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In English, Feminine form of Stephen.

  as a name·Irish first names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 135 years between 1891–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Princess Stéphanie of Belgiumb. 1864BEArchduchess of Austria (1864–1945)
• Stevie Nicksb. 1948USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer and songwriter born 1948
• Cyndi Lauperb. 1953USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer
• Stephanie Wilsonb. 1966USAmerican engineer and NASA astronaut
• Steffi Grafb. 1969DEnot in their usual nameGerman tennis player
• Stephanie McMahonb. 1976USAmerican professional wrestler and executive
• Stormy Danielsb. 1979USnot in their usual nameAmerican pornographic actress and director (born 1979)
• Stephanie Beatrizb. 1981ARArgentine-American actress
• Nikki Bellab. 1983USnot in their usual nameAmerican professional wrestler (born 1983)
• Stephanie Hsub. 1990USAmerican actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,419 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Stephanie?

We estimate roughly 2.0 million people bear Stephanie (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Stephanie have the most bearers?

Stephanie is most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom, where it is most often spelled stephen.

Where is Stephanie most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Stephanie is densest in Romania — about 1 in 69 people — even though United Kingdom holds more of our records for it.

How common is Stephanie compared with other names?

In the United Kingdom, Stephanie is the 6th most common given name of 369,273 given names recorded there.

Is Stephanie a male or female name?

Stephanie is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Stephanie mean?

Recorded meaning: Feminine form of Stephen, from Greek Stephanos, “crown”; linked to St Stephen, feast day 26 Dec.