How Many People Are Named Stephanie Jones?

There are approximately 3,120 people named Stephanie Jones living in the United States today. That makes this name combination common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 109,857 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Stephanie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Jones. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

3,120

1 in 109,857 Americans

Combination Rarity

Common

Very Rare Very Common

Stephanie: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Stephanie. The peak year was 1990 with 24,966 births. The average person named Stephanie today is 43 years old.

Male
Female
0 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Stephanie

In the 2020 Census, the first name Stephanie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (66.20%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (18.58%) and Black (8.90%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Stephanie in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Stephanie rose or fell over time.

White
66.20%
Black
8.90%
Hispanic
18.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander
2.71%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.59%
Two or More Races
3.01%

Ancestry of the Jones Surname

The surname Jones was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Jones in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
53.06%
Black
37.22%
Hispanic
3.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.59%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.91%
Two or More Races
4.87%

How we calculated this

The first name "Stephanie" has an estimated frequency of 0.197% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Jones" appears at a rate of 462.78 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Stephanie are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 3,120 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Stephanie Jones: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Stephanie Jones?

We estimate approximately 3,120 people named Stephanie Jones are alive in the United States today. The first name Stephanie is shared by 674,276 Americans, and the surname Jones is shared by 1,586,209.

How rare is the name Stephanie Jones?

This name combination is classified as Common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 109,857 Americans. The first name Stephanie is very common and the surname Jones is very common.

Is Stephanie a male or female name?

Stephanie is predominantly female, with 0.4% of bearers being male and 99.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1990 and the average bearer today is 43 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Stephanie?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Stephanie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (66.20%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (18.58%) and Black (8.90%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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