Given name
Stephania
“crowned in victory”
Stephania is a variant of Stephanie. In Greek use, Stephanie carries the interpretation “crowned in victory.”
Original LatinStephanium
Meaning & origin
What it means
Stephania is a variant of Stephanie. In Greek use, Stephanie carries the interpretation “crowned in victory.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Latin usage, Stephania is a feminine form of Stephanus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stephania through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,328
- 0 boys · 3,328 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 85 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,851 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,851 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 85 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,771 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Stephania’s family of names
In English usage, Stephania shares an earlier linguistic root with Stephanie. Stephania has a related form in Stephanie. In Latin usage, Stephania has a conventional equivalent in the English form Stephanie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Stephania has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Stephania comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
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 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Stephania
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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