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Meaning of the nameSteffany

Steffany is a spelling of the name Stefani, which means “feminine form of Stephen (Estêvão), from Greek Stephanos, 'crown, garland'”.

Meaning

“feminine form of Stephen (Estêvão), from Greek Stephanos, 'crown, garland'”

Meaning of the name Stefani, of which Steffany is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Stephen

People (2022)
4,048
Rank in Brazil
#3,170
Median age
18 years
2010 Census
2,178
people

Steffany in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Steffany, 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 (1,875 people).

4,025 women 23 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 Steffany is most common

States with the highest share of people named Steffany in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Mato Grosso 0.005%
  2. Goiás 0.004%
  3. Pernambuco 0.003%
  4. Paraíba 0.003%
  5. Paraná 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo8610.002%
Minas Gerais3760.002%
Pernambuco2690.003%
Rio de Janeiro2660.002%
Bahia2660.002%
Paraná2450.002%
Goiás2450.004%
Rio Grande do Sul1840.002%
Mato Grosso1740.005%
Santa Catarina1570.002%
Pará1450.002%
Paraíba1060.003%
Maranhão1030.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul850.003%
Ceará780.001%
Espírito Santo740.002%
Amazonas630.002%
Alagoas600.002%
Rio Grande do Norte580.002%
Distrito Federal580.002%
Tocantins430.003%
Sergipe340.002%
Rondônia340.002%
Piauí300.001%
Roraima180.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Steffany

Doubles the F and ends in Y; it is the only spelling in the group with FF.

About the name Stefani

Wiktionary describes Stephanie as the standard feminine form of Stephen in English, taken from French Stéphanie, and records Stefani, Stefany and Stephany among its spellings. Behind the Name links Stephen to Greek Stephanos, 'crown, garland', and gives Stefani, Stephani and Stephany as English variants of Stephanie; in Portuguese, the traditional form is Estefânia. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 30,518 people named Stefani, with a median age of 21. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Other spellings of Stefani

SpellingPeople (2022)
Stefany38,541
Stefani30,518
Sthefany14,955
Stephany13,225
Stefanny5,750
Steffany4,048
Sthefani3,794
Stephani3,509

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Stephanie · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Stephanie · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Stephen · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Stefani · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Steffany

What does the name Steffany mean?

Steffany means “feminine form of Stephen (Estêvão), from Greek Stephanos, 'crown, garland'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Stefani, of which Steffany is a spelling.

How many people are named Steffany in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,048 people with the first name Steffany, which ranks it number 3,170 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Steffany a boy's or a girl's name?

Steffany is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,025 women and 23 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Steffany?

Steffany is a name of Greek and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Steffany most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.005% of the state's population is named Steffany (174 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Steffany?

Stefany, Stefani, Sthefany, Stephany, Stefanny and Sthefani and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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