Given name & surname
Estefania
“crowned with laurel”
Estefania is a variant of Estefana. In Spanish use, Estefana carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Estefania is a variant of Estefana. In Spanish use, Estefana carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Estefania connects to the Stephen name family through Estefana. An origin associated with Stephen is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Spanish Estefanía, from Portuguese Estefânia.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Estefania through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,043
- 5 boys · 7,038 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 386 babies
- 2025
- 88
- #2,129 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 88 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,129 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 386 in 1996. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (24). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,613 as a first name in 2020; 133 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Estefania’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Estefania has a conventional equivalent in the German form Stefanie. In Catalan usage, Estefania has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Stefania. Estefania has a related form in Estefana.
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Around the world
Estefania has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Estefania
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