Thoughts on Stephanie?

[Woodywood]

Just that, what are people’s thoughts on the name Stephanie?

Dated. Seems very 80s to me

Nice and refreshing

very 70's. But even outside of that I don't think it sounds nice.

I think it's lovely. A sophisticated name. I always imagine someone very elegant with this name.

Very dated to me. I also don’t like Steph or Stevie as nicknames.

Nice, will get shortened to Steph

I love it

One of my DDs has Stephanie as part of her name. I always think it sounds very elegant and lovely without being twee if you know what I mean.

I like the full name, don't like Steph

Ooh beautiful. Don't agree with anyone who says it's dated, I love it

Think it’s lovely- and not over used atm

It's a very unattractive name.

I love it, it's classy and elegant. I'm not keen on Steph as a nickname though.

Stevie or Steffie nn are gorgeous imo

Lovely. Yes, I think it has a classic elegant sound but isn’t twee at all.

These are the nn we love too

Like it and nn Steph or Stevie. Cool name with rocknroll connotations for me.

Interesting that some find it dated.
I’m early 30s and know very few, but the few I do know span generational lines so I hadn’t pinned it as a specific date range name.

It’s a great name

This table here is why people are saying they find Stephanie dated. This is the historical name data every ten years between 1904-2014 in England and Wales, with Stephanie highlighted. It rose through the top hundred in the 1970’s and 1980’s, peaked in the 1990’s and had completely dropped out of the top hundred by the 2000’s count. The Darkgreener website has the tail end of this from 1996 onwards shows a precipitous drop and fall from thousands of Stephanie’s born each year to under a hundred.

Yes it was popular for late 70's early 80's babies, but it's a nice name. I say reclaim it, and agree the nn's Stevie and Steffie are both lovely.

I love it!

Thanks for sharing that. Does it give numbers it was used for in those years or just their position?
Looks like it peaked at 25 which is why I ask

I know a little girl called Stephanie. Even so, the name does feel a bit dated. I like it though - especially the nn Stevie!

How old is the LO you know?
My fear with people finding it “dated” is that LO will as well and feel like it’s a “mum name” and therefore hate it 🙈