Brazilian and Spanish-influenced feminine spelling variant of Stephanie, from Greek Stephanos meaning 'crown'; the -y ending is a distinctly Latin American adaptation.
Nicknames
stef
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Generationally dated in Brazil; reads as 1990s without the classic status to weather it.
The cultural moment.
Popular in Brazil and Colombia through the 1990s; declining since 2005.