Entry № 2292 · German, Greek origin

Steffi Steffi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ STEF-ee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
German, Greek
Meaning
"Crown (Steffi Graf, 22 Grand Slam titles)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (German)

A name that means "crown (steffi graf, 22 grand slam titles)".

Steffi is the German diminutive of Stefanie — from the Greek stephanos (crown, garland). **Steffi Graf (born 1969)** — **German tennis player; 22 Grand Slam singles titles — the all-time record before Serena Williams's 23 in 2017 — and the only player in history (men's or women's) to win the calendar-year Golden Slam (all four majors plus Olympic gold) in 1988**. **377 weeks ranked World #1 — the all-time record for any player male or female until Novak Djokovic surpassed it in 2021**. **Won at least one major in every year from 1987 to 1996**. **International Tennis Hall of Fame (2004)**. **Married Andre Agassi in 2001**. **Steffi Jones** — German football captain and FIFA Women's World Cup winner (2003).

Subject of *Stefanie Graf: Forehands and Backhands of a Champion* (1996).

Crown. 22 Grand Slam titles; the only Golden Slam in tennis history (1988); 377 weeks at #1.

The name in its native script.

Steffi
Transliteration
Steffi
Pronunciation
/ ˈstɛf.i /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Steffi stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Steffi · last year
92 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Steffis before her.

Real people
Steffi Graf
German tennis legend.
born 1969
Steffi Jones
German football captain.
born 1972
In fiction
Steffi
Various European TV.

Names connected to Steffi.

The number behind Steffi.

5

The Free Spirit

Steffi reduces to five — the number of Golden Slam.

Why families chose this name.

"Graf's crown. Six letters. Steffi."
Greta · Mother of one · Mannheim