Given name & surname · also German
Stephani
“crowned in victory”
Stephani is a variant of Stephanie. In Greek use, Stephanie carries the interpretation “crowned in victory.”
Original ItalianStefani
Meaning & origin
What it means
Stephani is a variant of Stephanie. In Greek use, Stephanie carries the interpretation “crowned in victory.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Stephani comes from German, and ultimately from Italian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Stephani developed from Stefani.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stephani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,305
- 0 boys · 5,305 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 637 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 637 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,154 as a first name in 2020; 500 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.
Stephani’s family of names
In English usage, Stephani developed from the Italian form Stefani. Stephani has a related form in Stephanie. In German usage, Stephani has a related form in Stefanie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Stephani has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Italian roots to each of them.
Italianwhere Stephani comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
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 Stephani
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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