Stan Boy
How popular is Stan?
#9,710 boy name in 2025
7 baby boys were named Stan in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
5,739living people named Stan (est.)
66median age of people named Stan
8,480babies named Stan since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Stan popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #9,710 for boys (▼ 1403 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-46% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,320 in 2015, #7,497 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1959 (419 boys) |
| Highest rank | #386 in 1959 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Stan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Stone family of names ranked #845 for boys in 2025 (#938 the year before), with 265 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | 258 | 97% |
| Stan | 7 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Stan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 58 | #2,164 |
| 1920s | 182 | #1,480 |
| 1930s | 573 | #667 |
| 1940s | 1,617 | #427 |
| 1950s | 2,368 | #386 |
| 1960s | 2,304 | #391 |
| 1970s | 601 | #812 |
| 1980s | 353 | #1,199 |
| 1990s | 167 | #2,368 |
| 2000s | 96 | #4,779 |
| 2010s | 113 | #5,785 |
| 2020s | 48 | #7,497 |
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Questions
- Is Stan a boy or girl name?
- Stan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Stan were boys.
- How popular is the name Stan?
- 7 baby boys were named Stan in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
- When was Stan most popular?
- Stan peaked in 1959, when 419 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #386 in 1959.
- How many people are named Stan?
- 8,480 babies have been named Stan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,739 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 66.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.