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Stephani

girl name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
3
Peak era
1980s/1990s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“A shortened spelling of Stephanie, from Greek Stephanos, crown or wreath.”

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1980s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Stephani peaked in the 1980s and the 1990s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

3,509 people · the #3,493 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 58,824 · median age 22

1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Stephani living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 48 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Stephani

Most people given the name Stephani in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Stephani you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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