Meaning of name Stephanie

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Meaning

The name Stephanie has the following meaning:

"Crown" or "garland". Feminine form of Stephen, the name of the first Christian martyr.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Stephanie as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby girl name, Stephanie is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 45 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Stephanie fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 7 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 112 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Stephanie in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Stephanie is pronounced as steh-fun-nee

Origins

Stephanie originates from the Greek language.
See other suggested Greek baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Stephanie and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Stephanie: Boys - Cristopher, Darius, Deo, Galen, Leander, Philip, Girls - Damaris, Dea, Dido, Kittie, Larissa, Leandra, Lexi, Lydia, Ophelia, Sophia, Both genders - Christopher, Cora

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Stephanie: Etienette (French), Fania, Fanya, Panya (Russian), Phanie, Phanya, Stamatios (Greek), Stavra (Greek), Steanyda (Russian), Stefa (Polish), Stefany, Stefcia (Polish), Stefeia, Stefenney, Steffa, Steffaney, Steffanie, Steffenie, Steffi, Steffie, Steffinney, Stefhanie (French), Stefka (Czech), Stepa (Russian), Stepahnie, Stepania (Russian), Stepfanie, Stephana, Stephanee, Stephani, Stephania, Stephanida, Stephanine (German), Stephann, Stephannie, Stephany, Stephene, Stepheney, Stephenie, Stephianie, Stephine, Stephney, Stephoney, Stesha (Russian), Steshka (Russian), Stevana, Stevena, Stevonna, Stevonne, Szczepanike (Polish)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Stephanie are: Steph, Stevie, Steffi

Style

We think the name Stephanie should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Stephanie to be: Pretty and sophisticated woman

In one word, you might describe Stephanie as a(n) "pretty" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Stephanie (or its variants) are:

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, born on 3 December, a famous actress. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin's background: An American lawyer and Democratic politician, currently serving as the sole member of the House of Representatives from South Dakota.

Stephanie McIntosh, born on 5 July, a famous actress. Stephanie McIntosh's background: An Australian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Sky Mangel in the Australian soap opera Neighbours and her music career, which began with the release of her debut album Tightrope in September 2006.

Stephanie Mills, born on 22 March, a famous singer. Stephanie Mills's background: A U.S. Grammy Award-winning R&B and soul singer, and a former Broadway star. Originally given the title as 'the little girl with the big voice.'