Steffi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- STEF-ee
- Origin
- Greek
Steffi is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “crown, garland”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Steffi mean?
Greek: pet form of Stephanie or German Stefanie
“crown, garland”
A pet form of Stephanie or Stefanie; the German tennis champion Steffi Graf is its best-known bearer.
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Is Steffi a girl's or a boy's name?
Steffi is a girls' name.
How popular is Steffi in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 18 girls.
Half of all the girls named Steffi in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Steffi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 18 | #1,122 |
How popular is Steffi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 1942.
Half of all the girls named Steffi in the US since 1880 were born between 1968 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Steffi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 23 | #4,323 |
| 1990 | 25 | #3,998 |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,980 |
| 1988 | 34 | #2,982 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 9 | #4,160 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,777 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 13 | #3,039 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 9 | #3,660 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,762 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,620 |
Names like Steffi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sarah, Zoe, Sophie, Chloe, Jasmine, Hannah, Amber, Katie, Emma, Emily, Molly, Stevie
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Iris, Maisie, Lainey
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, “Steffi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/steffi, updated 20 October 2026.