Stephanie

Where Stephanie comes from

Borrowed from French Stéphanie. The standard English feminine form of Stephen. Doublet of Stephania.
— Wiktionary's entry for Stephanie
  • French
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1891
    First appearance
    #1,332 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1923
    Stephanie L. Kwolek born
    American chemist, inventor of Kevlar
  3. 1976
    Stephanie McMahon born
    American professional wrestler and executive
  4. 1985
    Peak, #6
    23,243 babies named Stephanie — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1997
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #23.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from French.
Namesakes
  • Stephanie L. Kwolek · American chemist, inventor of Kevlar, 1923–2014
  • Stephanie McMahon · American professional wrestler and executive, born 1976
  • Stephanie Rice · Australian swimmer, born 1988
  • Stephanie Beatriz · Argentine-American actress, born 1981
  • Stephanie Wilson · American engineer and NASA astronaut, born 1966

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.