Stanley Boy
How popular is Stanley?
#863 boy name in 2025
278 baby boys were named Stanley in the US in 2025, making it the 863rd most popular boy name.
Stanley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #863 for boys (▲ 6 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 278 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #687 in 2015, #734 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1954 (6,448 boys) |
| Highest rank | #34 in 1915 (3 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Stanley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Stanley family of names ranked #805 for boys in 2025 (#812 the year before), with 283 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley | 278 | 98% |
| Stanlee | 5 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Stanley is most popular
Babies named Stanley per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Stanley by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 997 | #108 |
| 1890s | 2,297 | #71 |
| 1900s | 4,156 | #50 |
| 1910s | 35,908 | #34 |
| 1920s | 49,456 | #40 |
| 1930s | 37,130 | #49 |
| 1940s | 46,263 | #54 |
| 1950s | 57,164 | #54 |
| 1960s | 30,005 | #100 |
| 1970s | 13,214 | #157 |
| 1980s | 9,211 | #221 |
| 1990s | 6,124 | #313 |
| 2000s | 4,127 | #487 |
| 2010s | 3,541 | #676 |
| 2020s | 1,832 | #734 |
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Questions
- Is Stanley a boy or girl name?
- Stanley is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Stanley were boys.
- How popular is the name Stanley?
- 278 baby boys were named Stanley in the US in 2025, making it the 863rd most popular boy name.
- When was Stanley most popular?
- Stanley peaked in 1954, when 6,448 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #34, held for 3 years starting in 1915.
- How many people are named Stanley?
- 302,862 babies have been named Stanley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 129,700 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 68.
- Where is Stanley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Stanley was most common in Michigan, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
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.