Given name & surname · also French
Stefani
“crowned in victory”
In English use, Stefani is a variant of Stephanie. In Greek use, Stephanie carries the interpretation “crowned in victory.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Stefani is a variant of Stephanie. In Greek use, Stephanie carries the interpretation “crowned in victory.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Stefani comes from French, and ultimately from Italian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1939. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stefani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,033
- 0 boys · 7,033 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 282 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #7,097 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,097 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 282 in 1990. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,915 as a first name in 2020; 1,659 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.
Stefani’s family of names
In Italian usage, Stefani has a later derivative in Stephani. In German usage, Stefani has a related form in Stephanie. Stefani has a conventional equivalent in the English form Stephanie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Stefani has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Italian roots to each of them.
9 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Stefanyequivalent
- Stephanyequivalent
- Stefaniaequivalent
- Steffaniequivalent
- Stéphanieequivalent
- Stefiequivalent
- Estefaníaequivalent
- СтефанRussian
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People named Stefani
- Lady GagaAmerican singer-songwriter and actress (born 1986)
- Stefani Stoevabadminton playerborn 1995
- Stefani WerremeierGerman rowerborn 1968
- Stefani KiryakovaBulgarian rhythmic gymnastborn 2001
- Stefani MiglioranziBrazilian footballerborn 1977
- Stefani PopovaBulgarian biathleteborn 1993
- Stefani BismpikouGreek gymnastborn 1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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