Stone
#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · #915 for boys in 2025, 258 births
Given to boys 97.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1997 · 277 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,676since 1919
Stone over time
Rank among boys' names. Stone has never cracked the top 600 here.
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 | #6,546 | 17 | #915 | 258 |
| 2024 | #8,946 | 11 | #1,045 | 212 |
| 2023 | #8,055 | 13 | #992 | 222 |
| 2022 | #5,984 | 20 | #982 | 229 |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | #1,003 | 218 |
| 2020 | #6,629 | 17 | #1,058 | 189 |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #995 | 211 |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #1,107 | 177 |
| 2017 | #9,943 | 10 | #1,066 | 185 |
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 | #1,102 | 178 |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | #1,185 | 156 |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #1,082 | 178 |
| 2013 | — | #1,115 | 163 | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #1,266 | 139 |
| 2011 | — | #1,101 | 168 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,098 | 175 | |
| 2009 | — | #997 | 198 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,009 | 191 | |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #892 | 225 |
| 2006 | — | #971 | 192 | |
| 2005 | — | #945 | 185 | |
| 2004 | — | #925 | 183 | |
| 2003 | — | #913 | 182 | |
| 2002 | — | #826 | 202 | |
| 2001 | — | #692 | 260 | |
| 2000 | — | #718 | 242 | |
| 1999 | — | #627 | 288 | |
| 1998 | — | #632 | 285 | |
| 1997 | — | #623 | 277 | |
| 1996 | — | #699 | 228 | |
| 1995 | — | #842 | 164 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,135 | 100 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,638 | 54 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,303 | 32 | |
| 1991 | — | #4,760 | 11 | |
| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,527 | 11 | |
| 1988 | — | #5,751 | 7 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,573 | 9 | |
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | — | #6,315 | 5 | |
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | — | #5,059 | 6 | |
| 1977 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | #3,370 | 9 | |
| 1970 | — | — | ||
| 1969 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | — | — | ||
| 1963 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | #3,452 | 6 | |
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | — | — | ||
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | — | ||
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | — | — | ||
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | — | — | ||
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | #3,560 | 5 | |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | #3,642 | 5 | |
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | #3,780 | 6 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,708 | 6 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,741 | 6 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,867 | 6 | |
| 1923 | — | #4,239 | 5 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,532 | 7 | |
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | — | #3,391 | 7 | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Stone! It came in at #3,391, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1920–1921, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Stone is popular in 2002
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#409 · 1 in 2,511
- Ohio#585 · 1 in 6,092
- Alabama#587 · 1 in 4,635
- Tennessee#616 · 1 in 5,826
- Pennsylvania#619 · 1 in 6,341
Best ever in a state: #173 in Hawaii, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #409 | 8 | 1 in 2,511 |
| Ohio | #585 | 11 | 1 in 6,092 |
| Alabama | #587 | 5 | 1 in 4,635 |
| Tennessee | #616 | 6 | 1 in 5,826 |
| Pennsylvania | #619 | 10 | 1 in 6,341 |
| Illinois | #625 | 14 | 1 in 5,601 |
| Maryland | #646 | 5 | 1 in 5,658 |
| Indiana | #658 | 6 | 1 in 6,215 |
| North Carolina | #674 | 8 | 1 in 6,283 |
| Washington | #718 | 5 | 1 in 6,707 |
| Florida | #772 | 12 | 1 in 7,498 |
| Texas | #896 | 16 | 1 in 10,910 |
| Georgia | #954 | 6 | 1 in 9,301 |
| Michigan | #974 | 5 | 1 in 11,227 |
| California | #1,002 | 17 | 1 in 14,415 |
| New York | #1,425 | 6 | 1 in 18,363 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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 Stone
- 130 spots since 2024 (#1,045 → #915)
- 143 spots since 2020 (#1,058 → #915)
- 270 spots since 2015 (#1,185 → #915)
- Biggest jump: 293 spots in 1995 (#1,135 → #842)
- Biggest drop: 134 spots in 2002 (#692 → #826)
- Debuted 1919
- Peaked 1997 at #623 (277 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 18 yrs · run 1995–2007
- Highest: 1 in 6,620 boys born in 2025 were named Stone (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #623 in 1997, was only 1 in 6,806 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 30.9% of all boys named Stone (2,060) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | #3,391 (1919) | #3,391 |
| 1920s | 36 | #3,532 (1922) | #3,811 |
| 1930s | 12 | #2,854 (1936) | #3,248 |
| 1940s | 5 | #3,560 (1942) | #3,560 |
| 1950s | 6 | #3,452 (1954) | #3,452 |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 15 | #3,370 (1971) | #4,215 |
| 1980s | 32 | #4,527 (1989) | #5,292 |
| 1990s | 1,445 | #623 (1997) | #2,044 |
| 2000s | 2,060 | #692 (2001) | #889 |
| 2010s | 1,730 | #995 (2019) | #1,112 |
| 2020s | 1,328 | #915 (2025) | #999 |
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.
Stone in 2002
Top boys' names in 2002
More about 2002
boys
1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 9,611 of them was named Stone, which outranked 93.4% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).