Stephanie + James: 49% chance it lasts

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In our study of 900,000+ US marriages, 86 in 100 couples who scored 85 or higher never divorced. How we know

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What the name Stephanie carries

Stephanie is the feminine of Stephen, from the Greek for "crown". It was a top-ten girls’ name across the 1970s and 1980s.

What the name James carries

James is the English form of Jacob, Hebrew for "the one who follows". It was a top-twenty boys’ name for more than a century.

Stephanie and James together

Stephanie has 3 syllables and James has 1, so "Stephanie and James" has an uneven, rolling rhythm. The two names share the letters S, E, A.

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How the test works

Scores come from the same free check as the home page. Built on a study of 900,000+ US marriages from public marriage and divorce records, followed 25 to 49 years.