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Stephaine

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How to Pronounce Stephaine

Pronounced STEF-uh-nee /ˈstɛf.ə.ni/Medium

Meaning: Stephaine is a spelling of Stephanie with the a and i swapped -- the feminine of Stephen, from Greek 'stephanos', 'crown' or 'garland'. The meaning is Stephanie's; the transposed vowels are a common variant that likely began as a keying quirk and stuck.Medium

In 30 seconds: Stephaine is Stephanie with two letters swapped (said 'STEF-uh-nee'). The root is Greek for 'crown'. It peaked in 1983.
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Origin MediumEnglish, Greek
MeaningStephaine is a spelling of Stephanie with the a and i swapped -- the feminine of Stephen, from Greek 'stephanos', 'crown' or 'garland'. The meaning is Stephanie's; the transposed vowels are a common variant that likely began as a keying quirk and stuck.
U.S. rank (2019)#17656 ↗ Rising
2019 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1983
Total births (all-time)≈ 4,165
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198319492019

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Stephaine is a variant of Stephanie -- the feminine of Stephen, from the Greek word for a 'crown' or victor's garland. The unusual -aine spelling comes from swapping the a and i of Stephanie, a transposition frequent enough in the eighties to register as its own small trend.

A girl named Stephaine at its 1983 crest is now in her early forties. The spelling reads as an eighties by-form of a classic; anyone drawn to the sound today spells it Stephanie, and it shortens to Steph or Stephie all the same.

Did you know? Stephanie was a top-tier girls' name of the seventies and eighties; the transposed spelling Stephaine appeared in its shadow and reached a high point in 1983.
Overall data confidence 55%
References -- Stephaine — Transposed spelling of Stephanie (Gk 'crown')

Variations

StephanieStefanieStephany

Nicknames

StephStevie

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Stephaine mean?

Stephaine is a spelling of Stephanie, from Greek 'stephanos', meaning 'crown' or 'garland'.

How do you pronounce Stephaine?

It's said STEF-uh-nee /ˈstɛf.ə.ni/ -- three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Stephaine a boy or girl name?

Stephaine is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Stephaine?

Stephaine was a transposed spelling of Stephanie that peaked in the early eighties and has been rare since.

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