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Stanley

Stanley holds the #863 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 278 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #734 in 2020 to #863 today. Its strongest year on record was 1915 (#34 nationally, 4,807 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Michigan (#487 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#863
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#34
in 1915 (1910s)
Babies in 2025
278
boys named Stanley

Stanley popularity, 1880–2025

0.16%0.31%0.47%0.62%18801900192019401960198020002020#34 in 1915
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1915

Where Stanley is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025NH—Washington: #576 (12 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)WA#576Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025ND—Minnesota: #552 (9 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MN#552Wisconsin: #618 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WI#618Michigan: #487 (17 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MI#487New York: #692 (21 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NY#692Massachusetts: #789 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MA#789Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025IA—Illinois: #805 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#805Indiana: #711 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)IN#711Ohio: #750 (11 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#750Pennsylvania: #792 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#792New Jersey: #766 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NJ#766Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025CT—California: #862 (27 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CA#862Utah: #703 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)UT#703Colorado: #501 (11 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)CO#501Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025NE—Missouri: #518 (11 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MO#518Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025VA—Maryland: #634 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MD#634Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025DE—Arizona: #781 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AZ#781New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1040 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TN#1040North Carolina: #1277 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1277South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025OK—Louisiana: #775 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)LA#775Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025AL—Georgia: #990 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)GA#990Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Stanley in 2025HI—Texas: #1483 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1483Florida: #846 (17 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#846
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Michigan (#487), Colorado (#501), Missouri (#518)

Uniqueness score

51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Stanley in the most recent year of SSA data.

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