Stephanie
Stephanie is a female given name: 99% of people named Stephanie are women, and it is recorded as female in 13 of the 13 countries covered.
Stephanie · Stéphanie
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France, Belgium
- Also spelled
- Stéphanie
- US births since 1880
- 2,638 male / 739,285 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Stephanie
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Stephanie," in English, "Guten Tag Stephanie," in German. Stephanie is a female given name: about 99% of people named Stephanie are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Stephanie,
German
Guten Tag Stephanie,
French
Bonjour Stephanie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Stephanie:
Chinese
Stephanie您好：
Japanese
Stephanie様
English
Hi Stephanie,
German
Hi Stephanie,
French
Salut Stephanie,
Spanish
Hola Stephanie,
Chinese
Stephanie你好：
Japanese
Stephanieさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| France | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 13 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
2,638 male · 739,285 female · 741,923 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Stephanie a male or female name?
Stephanie is a female given name: 99% of people named Stephanie are women, and it is recorded as female in 13 of the 13 countries covered.
How do I address Stephanie in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Stephanie," in English, "Guten Tag Stephanie," in German. Stephanie is a female given name: about 99% of people named Stephanie are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Stephanie a unisex name?
Stephanie is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Stephanie are men. Stephanie leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Stephanie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/stephanie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_stephanie,
title = {Is Stephanie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/stephanie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}