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Stephanie

What does Stephanie mean?

Stephanie Pronunciation of Stephanie as a girls' name is pronounced STEFF-a-nee. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Stephanie is "garland, crown". Feminine of Stephen. The name of the first Christian martyr was a favored name choice from the early Christian era. The French form Stephanie became popular early in the 20th century. Tennis celebrity Steffi Graff; actresses Stephanie Powers, Stephanie Zimbalist; poet Stevie Smith.

STARTS WITH St-

ASSOCIATED WITH greek, crown (queen), martyr (saint), 20th century (modern), powers

Variations

VARIANTS Fania, Fanya, Phanie, Phanya, Stefa, Stefana, Stefani, Stefania, Stefanie, Stefenney, Stefcia, Steffa, Steffaney, Steffanie, Steffenie, Steffi, Steffie, Stefinney, Stefka, Stefya, Stepa, Stepania, Stepanida, Stepanyda, Stepahnie, Stepfanie, Stepha, Stephaine, Stephana, Stephane, Stephani, Stephania, Stephanina, Stephanine, Stephannie, Stephany, Stephene, Stepheney, Stephine, Stephney, Stephoney, Stesha, Steshka, Stevana, Stevena, Stevie, Stevey, Stevonna, Stevonne

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Stephanie Pyper (S.P.), ..

How popular is Stephanie?

Stephanie is a very popular first name for women (#41 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#42437 out of 150436, Top 28%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Stephanie entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its highest rank of #6 in the U.S. in the 1980s, and is at #318 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Stephanie name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Stephanie outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Popular variation forms of Stephanie (#318 LAST YEAR) are Stevie (#665), Stefani, Stefania, Stefanie, Steffanie, Steffie, Stephaine, Stephani, Stephania, Stephany and Stephen. These forms of Stephanie were favored as baby names 38 years ago (MEDIAN #1138) and have become much less conventional since (#1748, 94%). Stephanie is more widely used than the rest, though Stevie has gained in popularity over time, while forms like Stephani have become less popular.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Stephanie, Stefani, Stefania, Stefanie, Steffanie in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Steffie, Stephaine, Stephani, Stephania, Stephany in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Stephen, Stevie in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Stephanie outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Athalie, Bethanie, Bethannie, Daphnie, Delanie, Devanie, Estephanie, Jeanie, Melanie, Mellanie, Sepharina, Shanae, Shandie, Shane, Shanee, Shani, Shania, Shanice, Shanie, Shanise, Shanit, Shante, Sharie, Shaunie, Shawnie, Sheraie (see Sherry), Sherianne, Sophie, Stacie, Stanze, Stasie, Sueanne, Suezanne, Teofanie, Teophanie, Theophanie, Tiphanie and Tiphenie (see Tiffany). These names tend to be less frequently used than Stephanie.

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