Stephanie

Stephanie meaning

Stephanie is a Christian girl's name of Greek origin (via French).

A crown, wreath; a badge of royalty, victory or honour

Also used to mean: garland

Stephanie is the French feminine of Stephen. Both come from Greek stephanos, which Strong's Concordance describes as a woven wreath or chaplet worn as a badge of royalty, as a prize in the public games, or as a mark of honour. Paul uses the word for the 'crown of righteousness' that awaits the faithful, and St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, carried it as his name. Name lists give Stephanie as 'crown' or 'garland'. In India it is a well-liked name in Christian families.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Greek Dictionary of the New Testament, G4735 · entry stephanos · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's G4735, stephanos (Bible Hub)

Popularity abroad

• #557 United States, girls 2025 (down 23 from 534 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #719 England and Wales, girls 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Stephanie · Stefanie · Stephany

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