The story behind Stephanie
Borrowed from French Stéphanie. The standard English feminine form of Stephen. Doublet of Stephania.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from English Stephanie, from French Stéphanie.
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈstɛfəni/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈstefani/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ʔɪsˌt̪ɛː.fɐˈn̪ɪ]
- Tagalog: /ˈstepani/
- Tagalog: [ʔɪsˌt̪ɛː.pɐˈn̪ɪ]
Popularity
Stephanie ranked #557 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
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Borrowed from French Solange.
- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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Stefanie
A female given name from French, a less common spelling of Stephanie, from the French Stéphanie, feminine form of Stephen.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Susette
A form of Suzette.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Suzanne
From French Suzanne. Doublet of Susanna.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Suzette
From French Suzette, from Suzanne (“Susan”) + -ette, feminine of -et (diminutive suffix).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Stephanie
Abelardo
Borrowed from French Abélard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abigail
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adamu
Borrowed from English Adam.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Stephanie
Abelardo
Borrowed from French Abélard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abigail
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Adelajda
Borrowed from French Adélaïde.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length