Baby name

STABLE GIRL · GREEK-GERMANIC
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Steffi

/STEF · ee/


“Crown”

German diminutive of Stephanie or Stefanie, from Greek Stephanos meaning 'crown'; internationally recognized through tennis champion Steffi Graf.

stef · stéphanie

gentle

How it ages.

Sporty and warm; firmly associated with Steffi Graf, which gives it 1980s-90s athletic energy.

The cultural moment.

Popular in Germany and Austria in the 1980s-90s during Graf's dominance; now nostalgic.