Given name & surname
Stephany
“crowned in victory”
In English use, Stephany is a variant of Stephanie. In Greek use, Stephanie carries the interpretation “crowned in victory.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Stephany is a variant of Stephanie. In Greek use, Stephanie carries the interpretation “crowned in victory.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stephany through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,176
- 5 boys · 15,171 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 564 babies
- 2025
- 58
- #2,927 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 58 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,927 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 564 in 1990. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 15,120 as a first name in 2020; 955 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.
Stephany’s family of names
In English usage, Stephany has a related form in Stephanie. In German usage, Stephany as a surname has a related form in Stephan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Stephany
- Stephany MayorMexican footballerborn 1991
- Stephany SkrbaCanadian basketball player (born 1987)
- Stephany Griffith-JonesEconomist (born 1947)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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