Steffie
A feminine diminutive of Stephanie, from the Greek name Stephanos meaning "crown".
Name Census estimates that about 25 living Americans carry the first name Steffie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Steffie today is around 68 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Steffie births was 1918 (48 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Steffie. 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.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Steffie is about 68 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Steffies were born before 1968.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Steffie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
25
~ 1 in 13,710,174 Americans
Peak year
1918
48 babies that year
Average age
68
years old
1988 SSA rank
#11,600
Tracked since 1904
Popularity
Steffie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Steffie from the 1900s through to the 1980s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 243 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1910s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Steffie 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 Steffie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Steffies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Steffie, while Illinois, Connecticut, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 45 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Steffie
The name Steffie is a diminutive form of the name Stephanie, which ultimately derives from the Greek name Stephanos, meaning "crown" or "wreath." The name gained popularity in the medieval era, particularly in France and other parts of Western Europe.
In the late 12th century, the name Stephanie was recorded in France, where it was often associated with nobility and the upper classes. One of the earliest known bearers of this name was Stephanie de Beauharnais (1789-1860), who became the first Empress of France as the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
The diminutive form Steffie emerged as a shortened and more informal version of Stephanie, particularly in English-speaking countries. One notable figure who bore this name was Steffie Doll (1899-1990), a American baseball player who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during World War II.
In the world of literature, Steffie is the name of a character in Don DeLillo's novel "White Noise," published in 1985. The character Steffie Tarnopel is the daughter of the novel's protagonist, Jack Gladney.
Another famous bearer of the name Steffie was Steffie Woolhandler (1947-2022), an American physician and professor who was a prominent advocate for single-payer healthcare reform in the United States.
In the realm of music, Steffie Brass (born 1988) is a Dutch singer-songwriter who has released several albums and gained recognition in the Netherlands and beyond.
While the name Steffie may have originated as a diminutive form, it has evolved into a name in its own right, with its own distinct identity and bearers throughout history.
People
Steffie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Steffie 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
Steffie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Steffie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 25 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Steffie 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 13,710,174 US residents.
Is Steffie a common name?
We classify Steffie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 43.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 495 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Steffie most popular?
The single biggest year for Steffie was 1918, when 48 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Steffie is about 68 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Steffie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Steffie 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.
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.