Stefani
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Stefani is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
What does Stefani mean?
French
A female given name from French, a less common spelling of Stephanie.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Stefani a girl's or a boy's name?
Stefani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 16 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Stefani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Stefani, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,566th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Stefani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 55 girls in the UK were given Stefani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #676, up from #4,935 for this spelling alone.
- Stephanie 51
- Stefani 4
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Stefani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,566 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 2 | #6,098 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 2 | #5,472 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 2 | #4,986 |
How popular is Stefani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,837th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Stefani, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,625th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 282 girls. It first appears in the records in 1939.
Half of all the girls named Stefani in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 690 girls in the US were given Stefani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #460, up from #6,837 for this spelling alone.
Stefani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6,459 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 24 | #5,444 |
| 2015 | 31 | #4,487 |
| 2014 | 36 | #4,101 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4,541 |
| 2012 | 43 | #3,643 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3,915 |
| 2010 | 53 | #3,122 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,642 |
| 2008 | 73 | #2,557 |
| 2007 | 92 | #2,163 |
| 2006 | 92 | #2,107 |
| 2005 | 92 | #2,029 |
| 2004 | 83 | #2,152 |
| 2003 | 81 | #2,141 |
| 2002 | 120 | #1,557 |
| 2001 | 108 | #1,669 |
| 2000 | 104 | #1,686 |
| 1999 | 126 | #1,396 |
| 1998 | 141 | #1,279 |
| 1997 | 156 | #1,173 |
| 1996 | 163 | #1,110 |
| 1995 | 169 | #1,057 |
| 1994 | 168 | #1,071 |
| 1993 | 238 | #828 |
| 1992 | 213 | #915 |
| 1991 | 242 | #834 |
| 1990 | 282 | #737 |
| 1989 | 260 | #754 |
| 1988 | 248 | #755 |
| 1987 | 213 | #819 |
| 1986 | 192 | #861 |
| 1985 | 159 | #969 |
| 1984 | 171 | #880 |
| 1983 | 171 | #886 |
| 1982 | 143 | #1,025 |
| 1981 | 138 | #1,036 |
| 1980 | 122 | #1,117 |
| 1979 | 102 | #1,251 |
| 1978 | 98 | #1,255 |
| 1977 | 125 | #1,052 |
| 1976 | 93 | #1,216 |
| 1975 | 97 | #1,192 |
| 1974 | 122 | #994 |
| 1973 | 118 | #1,001 |
| 1972 | 115 | #1,017 |
| 1971 | 114 | #1,057 |
| 1970 | 149 | #889 |
| 1969 | 114 | #1,019 |
| 1968 | 78 | #1,236 |
| 1967 | 69 | #1,316 |
| 1966 | 66 | #1,335 |
| 1965 | 56 | #1,489 |
| 1964 | 49 | #1,635 |
| 1963 | 37 | #1,921 |
| 1962 | 39 | #1,825 |
| 1961 | 27 | #2,298 |
| 1960 | 22 | #2,572 |
| 1959 | 24 | #2,338 |
| 1958 | 18 | #2,754 |
| 1957 | 20 | #2,562 |
| 1956 | 22 | #2,388 |
| 1955 | 22 | #2,340 |
| 1954 | 27 | #2,026 |
| 1953 | 17 | #2,594 |
| 1952 | 33 | #1,712 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,809 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,780 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,998 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,700 |
| 1947 | 11 | #3,238 |
| 1946 | 11 | #3,033 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,023 |
| 1944 | 8 | #3,377 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,800 |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,557 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,248 |
Names like Stefani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Heidi, Darcie, Fatima, Robyn, Autumn, Jessica, Sophia, Marnie, Gigi, Athena, Sara, Joni
Other spellings of Stefani
Names related to Stefani
Stefania, Stephania, Steffanie, Steffani, Stephani, Steffany
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle, Quincy
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Stefani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/stefani, updated 20 October 2026.