Meaning of the nameEstefany
- Female
- Greek origin
- Es-te-fa-ny
Estefany is a spelling of the name Estéfani, which means “feminine form of Stephen, 'crown, garland'”.
Meaning
“feminine form of Stephen, 'crown, garland'”
Meaning of the name Estéfani, of which Estefany is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Stephanie · Behind the Name: Stephen
- People (2022)
- 23,351
- Rank in Brazil
- #959
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 15,296
- people
Estefany in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Estefany, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (10,562 people).
23,194 women 157 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Estefany is most common
States with the highest share of people named Estefany in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,310 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,375 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,877 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 1,780 | 0.022% |
| Bahia | 1,706 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 1,439 | 0.016% |
| Paraná | 1,074 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 1,036 | 0.015% |
| Amazonas | 878 | 0.022% |
| Maranhão | 821 | 0.012% |
| Ceará | 777 | 0.009% |
| Paraíba | 649 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 613 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 563 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 535 | 0.024% |
| Mato Grosso | 500 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 484 | 0.015% |
| Espírito Santo | 450 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 420 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 404 | 0.015% |
| Distrito Federal | 342 | 0.012% |
| Rondônia | 321 | 0.020% |
| Tocantins | 237 | 0.016% |
| Acre | 227 | 0.027% |
| Piauí | 210 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 192 | 0.026% |
| Roraima | 131 | 0.021% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Estefany
It swaps the final I for Y, keeping the F.
About the name Estéfani
Behind the Name presents Stephanie as the feminine form of Stephen and records Estéfani as its form in Brazilian Portuguese, alongside Estefânia, the Portuguese form. Stephen comes from Greek Stephanos, 'crown, garland', more exactly 'that which surrounds'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gathers under Estefani a long list of spelling variants, among them Estefany, Esthefany, Esthefani and Estephani. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 36,204 people named Estéfani, with a peak among those born in the 2000s. The name is almost always female.
Other spellings of Estéfani
Sources
- Behind the Name: Stephanie · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Stephen · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Estefani · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Estefany
What does the name Estefany mean?
Estefany means “feminine form of Stephen, 'crown, garland'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Estéfani, of which Estefany is a spelling.
How many people are named Estefany in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 23,351 people with the first name Estefany, which ranks it number 959 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Estefany a boy's or a girl's name?
Estefany is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 23,194 women and 157 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Estefany?
Estefany is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Estefany most common?
Proportionally, in Acre: 0.027% of the state's population is named Estefany (227 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Estefany?
Estéfani, Esthefany, Estephany, Esthefani and Estephani. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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