Stanley
Last seen for girls in 1990 at #11,409 · #863 for boys in 2025, 278 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1917 · 5,186 births
- Debut · boys
- 65 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 70 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 301,425since 1880
Stanley over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #863 | 278 | |
| 2024 | — | #869 | 278 | |
| 2023 | — | #807 | 304 | |
| 2022 | — | #777 | 325 | |
| 2021 | — | #788 | 312 | |
| 2020 | — | #734 | 335 | |
| 2019 | — | #680 | 377 | |
| 2018 | — | #703 | 344 | |
| 2017 | — | #702 | 351 | |
| 2016 | — | #683 | 367 | |
| 2015 | — | #687 | 365 | |
| 2014 | — | #680 | 372 | |
| 2013 | — | #679 | 355 | |
| 2012 | — | #735 | 315 | |
| 2011 | — | #676 | 348 | |
| 2010 | — | #681 | 347 | |
| 2009 | — | #676 | 359 | |
| 2008 | — | #657 | 370 | |
| 2007 | — | #619 | 398 | |
| 2006 | — | #600 | 404 | |
| 2005 | — | #569 | 410 | |
| 2004 | — | #555 | 413 | |
| 2003 | — | #552 | 405 | |
| 2002 | — | #487 | 472 | |
| 2001 | — | #512 | 443 | |
| 2000 | — | #505 | 453 | |
| 1999 | — | #451 | 508 | |
| 1998 | — | #469 | 473 | |
| 1997 | — | #431 | 525 | |
| 1996 | — | #423 | 531 | |
| 1995 | — | #406 | 562 | |
| 1994 | — | #383 | 607 | |
| 1993 | — | #372 | 637 | |
| 1992 | — | #344 | 694 | |
| 1991 | — | #324 | 778 | |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #313 | 809 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #285 | 869 |
| 1988 | #5,895 | 13 | #284 | 826 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #265 | 822 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #256 | 871 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #247 | 920 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #247 | 885 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #244 | 908 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #233 | 1,000 |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #230 | 1,014 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | #221 | 1,096 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #218 | 1,065 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #211 | 1,021 |
| 1977 | #5,213 | 12 | #203 | 1,115 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | #195 | 1,151 |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 | #194 | 1,169 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #194 | 1,144 |
| 1973 | #4,362 | 13 | #172 | 1,358 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #170 | 1,473 |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | #158 | 1,769 |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | #157 | 1,949 |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | #155 | 1,907 |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | #136 | 2,145 |
| 1967 | #2,632 | 22 | #134 | 2,247 |
| 1966 | #3,040 | 17 | #128 | 2,437 |
| 1965 | #3,402 | 14 | #115 | 2,819 |
| 1964 | #3,879 | 12 | #111 | 3,130 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #105 | 3,541 |
| 1962 | #2,668 | 21 | #106 | 3,635 |
| 1961 | #2,197 | 29 | #106 | 3,923 |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 | #100 | 4,221 |
| 1959 | #2,234 | 26 | #98 | 4,343 |
| 1958 | #2,581 | 20 | #88 | 4,911 |
| 1957 | #2,218 | 25 | #81 | 5,268 |
| 1956 | #2,530 | 20 | #70 | 5,985 |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 | #64 | 6,050 |
| 1954 | #2,186 | 24 | #58 | 6,448 |
| 1953 | #2,301 | 21 | #62 | 6,275 |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 | #58 | 6,226 |
| 1951 | #2,391 | 18 | #54 | 6,205 |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 | #60 | 5,453 |
| 1949 | #2,274 | 19 | #60 | 5,527 |
| 1948 | #2,701 | 14 | #65 | 5,383 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | #67 | 5,501 |
| 1946 | #2,318 | 17 | #65 | 4,767 |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | #59 | 4,058 |
| 1944 | #1,661 | 25 | #57 | 4,121 |
| 1943 | #1,367 | 36 | #54 | 4,699 |
| 1942 | #1,804 | 22 | #56 | 4,587 |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 | #57 | 3,926 |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | #59 | 3,694 |
| 1939 | #2,592 | 11 | #57 | 3,570 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | #59 | 3,544 |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #57 | 3,483 |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 | #58 | 3,492 |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | #56 | 3,696 |
| 1934 | #2,087 | 15 | #58 | 3,569 |
| 1933 | #1,513 | 24 | #55 | 3,432 |
| 1932 | #1,268 | 33 | #52 | 3,759 |
| 1931 | #1,421 | 27 | #49 | 4,202 |
| 1930 | #1,347 | 32 | #49 | 4,383 |
| 1929 | #1,174 | 40 | #48 | 4,265 |
| 1928 | #1,271 | 36 | #45 | 4,481 |
| 1927 | #1,108 | 47 | #44 | 4,902 |
| 1926 | #1,220 | 40 | #43 | 4,966 |
| 1925 | #1,700 | 25 | #40 | 5,030 |
| 1924 | #1,566 | 29 | #40 | 5,186 |
| 1923 | #1,672 | 25 | #41 | 5,036 |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | #41 | 5,045 |
| 1921 | #1,577 | 28 | #41 | 5,231 |
| 1920 | #2,015 | 19 | #40 | 5,314 |
| 1919 | #1,604 | 25 | #37 | 5,238 |
| 1918 | #1,497 | 28 | #36 | 5,618 |
| 1917 | #1,847 | 19 | #34 | 5,186 |
| 1916 | #1,805 | 19 | #34 | 5,130 |
| 1915 | #1,883 | 17 | #34 | 4,807 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #39 | 3,559 |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | #41 | 2,595 |
| 1912 | — | #43 | 2,017 | |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #44 | 997 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #47 | 761 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #50 | 607 |
| 1908 | — | #52 | 547 | |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | #54 | 516 |
| 1906 | — | #56 | 455 | |
| 1905 | — | #65 | 384 | |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #65 | 371 |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | #59 | 361 |
| 1902 | — | #69 | 334 | |
| 1901 | — | #81 | 239 | |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | #77 | 342 |
| 1899 | — | #74 | 258 | |
| 1898 | — | #71 | 295 | |
| 1897 | — | #77 | 240 | |
| 1896 | — | #78 | 259 | |
| 1895 | — | #82 | 233 | |
| 1894 | — | #90 | 218 | |
| 1893 | — | #87 | 212 | |
| 1892 | — | #102 | 181 | |
| 1891 | — | #92 | 178 | |
| 1890 | — | #77 | 223 | |
| 1889 | — | #108 | 151 | |
| 1888 | — | #109 | 154 | |
| 1887 | — | #121 | 110 | |
| 1886 | — | #145 | 95 | |
| 1885 | — | #139 | 97 | |
| 1884 | — | #136 | 105 | |
| 1883 | — | #178 | 68 | |
| 1882 | — | #177 | 76 | |
| 1881 | — | #159 | 76 | |
| 1880 | — | #189 | 65 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Stanley was already there! It came in at #189, and was given to 65 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 77 boys a year got the name.
Where Stanley is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#134 · 1 in 675
- South Carolina#145 · 1 in 794
- Georgia#164 · 1 in 969
- Connecticut#168 · 1 in 1,335
- Tennessee#181 · 1 in 1,343
Best ever in a state: #7 in Hawaii, 1936.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #134 | 10 | 1 in 675 |
| South Carolina | #145 | 27 | 1 in 794 |
| Georgia | #164 | 47 | 1 in 969 |
| Connecticut | #168 | 16 | 1 in 1,335 |
| Tennessee | #181 | 24 | 1 in 1,343 |
| Mississippi | #184 | 16 | 1 in 1,023 |
| Alabama | #193 | 21 | 1 in 1,206 |
| New Jersey | #195 | 34 | 1 in 1,468 |
| Arkansas | #196 | 11 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Pennsylvania | #202 | 42 | 1 in 1,848 |
| North Carolina | #204 | 29 | 1 in 1,432 |
| Nevada | #207 | 5 | 1 in 1,357 |
| New York | #209 | 87 | 1 in 1,444 |
| Virginia | #211 | 25 | 1 in 1,577 |
| Louisiana | #226 | 26 | 1 in 1,237 |
| Oklahoma | #229 | 12 | 1 in 1,732 |
| Massachusetts | #238 | 16 | 1 in 2,550 |
| Oregon | #240 | 9 | 1 in 1,971 |
| Kentucky | #253 | 9 | 1 in 2,654 |
| Florida | #262 | 44 | 1 in 1,807 |
| District of Columbia | #264 | 5 | 1 in 1,603 |
| Maryland | #266 | 12 | 1 in 2,425 |
| Indiana | #267 | 13 | 1 in 2,841 |
| Ohio | #283 | 22 | 1 in 3,467 |
| Illinois | #287 | 35 | 1 in 2,334 |
| Missouri | #293 | 12 | 1 in 2,978 |
| Washington | #295 | 11 | 1 in 2,884 |
| Wisconsin | #298 | 9 | 1 in 3,600 |
| California | #332 | 85 | 1 in 2,809 |
| Utah | #337 | 5 | 1 in 3,170 |
| Michigan | #345 | 16 | 1 in 4,040 |
| Kansas | #346 | 5 | 1 in 3,308 |
| Texas | #426 | 38 | 1 in 3,774 |
| Arizona | #459 | 6 | 1 in 4,731 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Stanley
- 6 spots since 2024 (#869 → #863)
- 129 spots since 2020 (#734 → #863)
- 176 spots since 2015 (#687 → #863)
- Biggest jump: 56 spots in 2013 (#735 → #679)
- Biggest drop: 65 spots in 2003 (#487 → #552)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1917 at #34 (5,186 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 49 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 70 yrs · run 1893–1960
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 174 boys born in 1916 were named Stanley (0.58%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,144 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #34 in 1917, was only 1 in 178 (0.56%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.0% of all boys named Stanley (57,164) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 997 | #108 (1889) | #146 |
| 1890s | 2,297 | #71 (1898) | #83 |
| 1900s | 4,156 | #50 (1909) | #63 |
| 1910s | 35,908 | #34 (1917) | #39 |
| 1920s | 49,456 | #40 (1920) | #42 |
| 1930s | 37,130 | #49 (1930) | #55 |
| 1940s | 46,263 | #54 (1943) | #60 |
| 1950s | 57,164 | #54 (1951) | #69 |
| 1960s | 30,005 | #100 (1960) | #120 |
| 1970s | 13,214 | #157 (1970) | #187 |
| 1980s | 9,211 | #221 (1980) | #251 |
| 1990s | 6,124 | #313 (1990) | #392 |
| 2000s | 4,127 | #487 (2002) | #573 |
| 2010s | 3,541 | #676 (2011) | #691 |
| 2020s | 1,832 | #734 (2020) | #806 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Stanley in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 248,376 of them was named Stanley, which outranked 33.8% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,987Yumiko8
- #7,987Zaynab8
- #7,987Zully8
- #8,778Stanley7
- #8,778Aarti7
- #8,778Aasha7
- #8,778Abilene7
- #9,825Abbigayle6
- #9,825Abibail6
- #9,825Abiola6
Tied with 1,046 names at #8,778; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 2,271 of them was named Stanley, which outranked 96.7% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.