Stefane

Girls' name

English equivalent of Stephen

Stefane has been given to 32 babies in the U.S. since 1979. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1979, with 7 recorded.

Babies named Stefane, 1991

1 in 779,000

Stefane over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Stefane: meaning, origin, and history

English equivalent of Stephen

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Stefane means

Stefane is a English equivalent of Stephen.

Origin, language, and formation

Stefane is used in Walloon.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Stephen and Stéphane.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Walloon, Stefane is pronounced /ste.fan/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 32 girls were recorded with the name Stefane between 1979 and 1991. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1979; its best national rank was #8,888 in 1979.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Stefane?

Stefane had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1991, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1991: 1 in 779,000; 5 of 3,892,928 births
Among girls only: 1 in 375,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1991: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 539,676 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Stefane sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1991 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 539,676 children born in 1991 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Stefane. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Stefanes were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Stefane was born before 1987 — so the typical Stefane is around 38 today.

Median birth year: 1987; About 38 years old
Biggest decade: 1980s; 40.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 32; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1980s — 40.6% of all recorded uses (13).

Is Stefane rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1979 (7)
Years since peak: 46; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 28.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #8,888; 1979

Spellings of Stefane

Stefane is not the most common spelling — Stefanie is, with 53.1% against Stefane's 0.05%.

Stefanie53.1%37,144
Stefani10.0%7,033
Estefany8.1%5,660
Estefani6.3%4,428
Stefany6.2%4,330
Stefania3.8%2,653
Steffanie3.6%2,539
Steffany2.6%1,824

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Stefane around the world

Where Stefane ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

France
1974–1974
#2,257
in 1974

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Stefane by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #8,888; 1979
Peak year: 1979; 7 that year
First recorded: 1979
Last recorded: 1991
All-time count: 32
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Stefane

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Stephiane Steffane Stellan Stetsyn Steeley Steisy Steelie Stetson Stellina Kaylane Stephane Steysi Stellamae Stefana Stevana Stephon Stevanna Stephney Stevette Stevanie Steele Stefenie Stewart Stefan

Sibling names for Stefane

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Bambi Mellissa Latosha Adria Lani Malissa Lindy Charissa

For a brother

Delvin Leopoldo Jerod Cedrick Reggie Torrey Jed Wilfredo

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