How Many People Are Named Stanley?
people named Stanley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,713 people in the US has this name
Based on 302,862 babies named Stanley in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,472 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname meaning "stone clearing" in Old English. A notable bearer of the surname was the British-American explorer and journalist Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the man who found David Livingstone in Africa. As a given name, it was borne by American director Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999), as well as the character Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' play 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1947).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Stanley, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Stanley alive today is about 61 years old, and 65% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 53 and 74 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Stanley first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1954, to 6,472 babies. In 2025, 278 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Stanley never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #34, in 1915 to 1917, and it was in the top 100 in 70 years between 1890 and 1960. In 2025 it ranked #863.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #863 |
| Best rank | #34 (1915 to 1917) |
| Years in the top 100 | 70 (1890 to 1960) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #69 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Stanley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Stanley were born in New York than in any other state: about 11,135 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Stanley was given 2.6 times as often in Hawaii, 1.6 times in Connecticut and 1.6 times in Vermont.
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