Entry № 2360 · French, Greek origin

Stephanie Stephanie — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ STEH-fah-nee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
French, Greek
Meaning
"Crown (peaked #6 in 1986; Princess Stéphanie of Monaco)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 285
First recorded
Medieval (French)

A name that means "crown (peaked #6 in 1986; princess stéphanie of monaco)".

Stephanie is the French feminine of Stephen — from the Greek stephanos (crown, garland). **A top-20 US baby name from 1975 to 2002, peaking at #6 in 1985 and 1986**. **Princess Stéphanie of Monaco (born 1965)** — youngest daughter of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly; survived the 1982 car accident that killed her mother. **Stephanie Meyer (born 1973)** — American author; the *Twilight* saga has sold over 160 million copies worldwide. **Stephanie Mills (born 1957)** — American singer and Broadway star; original Dorothy in *The Wiz* (1975). **Stephanie Kwolek (1923-2014)** — American chemist; invented Kevlar (1965).

Subject of Justin Lin's *The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift* (2006) and countless 1980s teen films.

Crown. Peaked at #6 in 1985-86; Stephanie Kwolek invented Kevlar.

The name in its native script.

Στεφανία
Transliteration
Stephanía
Pronunciation
/ ˈstɛf.ə.ni /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Stephanie stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 285 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 6 in 1985
Babies named Stephanie · last year
1,180 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1880
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #6 NOW · #285

Stephanies before her.

Real people
Stephanie Meyer
American novelist.
born 1973
Stephanie Kwolek
American inventor of Kevlar.
1923 – 2014
Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
Monégasque princess.
born 1965
In fiction
Stephanie
Saturday Night Fever.
1977

Names connected to Stephanie.

The number behind Stephanie.

1

The Pioneer

Stephanie reduces to one — the number of crown.

Why families chose this name.

"Greek crown. Nine letters. Stephanie."
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