Stanley

Given to 302,862 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#863
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
278
boys 278
Peak year
1916
5,130 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
302,862
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Stanley was most popular in 1916, when 5,130 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 278 babies were named Stanley, ranking #863 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0246818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1916 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Stanley was most popular in 1916, when 5,130 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 278 babies were named Stanley, ranking #863 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.024681880192019602000Peak 1916

Stanley was most popular in 1916, when 5,130 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 278 babies were named Stanley, ranking #863 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 278 863
2024 <5 — 278 869
2023 <5 — 304 807
2022 <5 — 325 777
2021 <5 — 312 788
2020 <5 — 335 734
2019 <5 — 377 680
2018 <5 — 344 703
2017 <5 — 351 702
2016 <5 — 367 683
2015 <5 — 365 687
2014 <5 — 372 680
2013 <5 — 355 679
2012 <5 — 315 735
2011 <5 — 348 676
2010 <5 — 347 681
2009 <5 — 359 676
2008 <5 — 370 657
2007 <5 — 398 619
2006 <5 — 404 600
2005 <5 — 410 569
2004 <5 — 413 555
2003 <5 — 405 552
2002 <5 — 472 487
2001 <5 — 443 512
2000 <5 — 453 505
1999 <5 — 508 451
1998 <5 — 473 469
1997 <5 — 525 431
1996 <5 — 531 423
1995 <5 — 562 406
1994 <5 — 607 383
1993 <5 — 637 372
1992 <5 — 694 344
1991 <5 — 778 324
1990 6 11409 809 313
1989 8 8761 869 285
1988 13 5895 826 284
1987 7 8778 822 265
1986 5 10912 871 256
1985 5 10677 920 247
1984 7 8153 885 247
1983 12 5457 908 244
1982 5 10517 1,000 233
1981 13 5254 1,014 230
1980 11 5912 1,096 221
1979 7 8061 1,065 218
1978 7 7649 1,021 211
1977 12 5213 1,115 203
1976 9 6048 1,151 195
1975 12 4854 1,169 194
1974 10 5360 1,144 194
1973 13 4362 1,358 172
1972 14 4091 1,473 170
1971 9 5543 1,769 158
1970 15 3872 1,949 157
1969 15 3619 1,907 155
1968 16 3315 2,145 136
1967 22 2632 2,247 134
1966 17 3040 2,437 128
1965 14 3402 2,819 115
1964 12 3879 3,130 111
1963 14 3458 3,541 105
1962 21 2668 3,635 106
1961 29 2197 3,923 106
1960 20 2729 4,221 100
1959 26 2234 4,343 98
1958 20 2581 4,911 88
1957 25 2218 5,268 81
1956 20 2530 5,985 70
1955 19 2553 6,050 64
1954 24 2186 6,448 58
1953 21 2301 6,275 62
1952 16 2671 6,226 58
1951 18 2391 6,205 54
1950 13 2909 5,453 60
1949 19 2274 5,527 60
1948 14 2701 5,383 65
1947 14 2769 5,501 67
1946 17 2318 4,767 65
1945 15 2237 4,058 59
1944 25 1661 4,121 57
1943 36 1367 4,699 54
1942 22 1804 4,587 56
1941 19 1882 3,926 57
1940 10 2737 3,694 59
1939 11 2592 3,570 57
1938 10 2730 3,544 59
1937 9 2940 3,483 57
1936 19 1741 3,492 58
1935 11 2575 3,696 56
1934 15 2087 3,569 58
1933 24 1513 3,432 55
1932 33 1268 3,759 52
1931 27 1421 4,202 49
1930 32 1347 4,383 49
1929 40 1174 4,265 48
1928 36 1271 4,481 45
1927 47 1108 4,902 44
1926 40 1220 4,966 43
1925 25 1700 5,030 40
1924 29 1566 5,186 40
1923 25 1672 5,036 41
1922 15 2387 5,045 41
1921 28 1577 5,231 41
1920 19 2015 5,314 40
1919 25 1604 5,238 37
1918 28 1497 5,618 36
1917 19 1847 5,186 34
1916 19 1805 5,130 34
1915 17 1883 4,807 34
1914 8 2638 3,559 39
1913 13 1670 2,595 41
1912 <5 — 2,017 43
1911 6 2191 997 44
1910 5 2398 761 47
1909 7 1763 607 50
1908 <5 — 547 52
1907 5 2061 516 54
1906 <5 — 455 56
1905 <5 — 384 65
1904 5 1877 371 65
1903 5 1792 361 59
1902 <5 — 334 69
1901 <5 — 239 81
1900 7 1561 342 77
1899 <5 — 258 74
1898 <5 — 295 71
1897 <5 — 240 77
1896 <5 — 259 78
1895 <5 — 233 82
1894 <5 — 218 90
1893 <5 — 212 87
1892 <5 — 181 102
1891 <5 — 178 92
1890 <5 — 223 77
1889 <5 — 151 108
1888 <5 — 154 109
1887 <5 — 110 121
1886 <5 — 95 145
1885 <5 — 97 139
1884 <5 — 105 136
1883 <5 — 68 178
1882 <5 — 76 177
1881 <5 — 76 159
1880 <5 — 65 189

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Other spellings

Stanly · 966 Stanely · 228

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Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Stanley is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years