Staphanie
A feminine name derived from the Greek name "Stephanos," meaning "crown" or "wreath."
Name Census estimates that about 194 living Americans carry the first name Staphanie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Staphanie today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Staphanie births was 1990 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Staphanie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
194
~ 1 in 1,766,775 Americans
Peak year
1990
17 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
1998 SSA rank
#16,278
Tracked since 1971
Census
Staphanie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 256 people with the first name Staphanie, which placed it at #32,700 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#32,700
National first-name rank
People counted
256
256 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
41.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Staphanie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Staphanie is White at 41.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (36.3%) and Black (11.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Staphanie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Staphanie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White41.8% · 107
- Hispanic or Latino36.3% · 93
- Black or African American11.7% · 30
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.9% · 15
- Two or more races2.7% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 4
Popularity
Staphanie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Staphanie from the 1970s through to the 1990s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 98 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Staphanie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Staphanie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Staphanie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Staphanies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Staphanie
The given name Staphanie is a rare and somewhat puzzling one, with no definitive origins or clear etymology. It appears to be a variant spelling of the more common name Stephanie, which itself is derived from the Greek name Stephanos, meaning "crown" or "wreath." However, the substitution of the "ph" for the "ph" in Staphanie is peculiar and unexplained.
There are no known historical references or ancient texts that include the name Staphanie. It is possible that the name emerged as a misspelling or creative variation of Stephanie in more recent times, but there is little documented evidence to support this theory.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Staphanie are relatively scarce. One notable example is Staphanie Maurer, a Swiss actress born in 1943, who appeared in several films and television shows in the 1960s and 1970s. Another individual with this name was Staphanie Bucher, a Swiss ice dancer who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
In the world of literature, there is a character named Staphanie Plum in the popular series of novels by Janet Evanovich, featuring a bounty hunter in New Jersey. The first book in the series, "One for the Money," was published in 1994.
Another noteworthy figure with this name is Staphanie Zimbalist, an American actress and daughter of the famous actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. She is best known for her roles in various television series, including "Remington Steele" and "The Practice."
While not a widespread name, Staphanie has also been used by a handful of other individuals throughout history, including Staphanie Peltzer, a German politician and member of the European Parliament, and Staphanie Vogler, a German artist and sculptor active in the late 20th century.
Despite its rarity and uncertain origins, the name Staphanie has found its place in various cultural contexts, albeit on a limited scale. Its unusual spelling and pronunciation make it a distinctive and memorable name, albeit one that remains somewhat enigmatic in terms of its historical roots.
People
Staphanie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Staphanie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Staphanie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Staphanie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 194 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Staphanie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,766,775 US residents.
Is Staphanie a common name?
We classify Staphanie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 206 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Staphanie most popular?
The single biggest year for Staphanie was 1990, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Staphanie is about 40 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Staphanie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 256 people with the name Staphanie, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,700 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Staphanie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Staphanie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Staphanie appears almost entirely female. Of the 251 people counted with this name, 99.2% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Staphanie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Staphanie is White at 41.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (36.3%) and Black (11.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Staphanie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Staphanie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 41.8% (107 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Staphanie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Staphanie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Staphanie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Staphanie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Staphanie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Staphanie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Staphanie?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Staphanie, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.