Stanley

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Stanley is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 302,579 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 301,142 as boys and 1,437 as girls. Stanley gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1954 and has since declined significantly. It is the #254 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

Fewer

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	275
2023	304
2022	324
2021	312
2020	334
2019	377
2018	344
2017	351
2016	367
2015	365
2014	372
2013	355
2012	315
2011	348
2010	347
2009	359
2008	370
2007	398
2006	404
2005	410
2004	413
2003	405
2002	472
2001	443
2000	453
1999	508
1998	473
1997	525
1996	531
1995	562
1994	607
1993	637
1992	694
1991	778
1990	814
1989	877
1988	839
1987	828
1986	876
1985	925
1984	892
1983	920
1982	1,005
1981	1,027
1980	1,107
1979	1,072
1978	1,028
1977	1,127
1976	1,161
1975	1,182
1974	1,155
1973	1,371
1972	1,489
1971	1,778
1970	1,965
1969	1,921
1968	2,161
1967	2,269
1966	2,454
1965	2,832
1964	3,142
1963	3,555
1962	3,657
1961	3,953
1960	4,238
1959	4,369
1958	4,930
1957	5,292
1956	6,005
1955	6,069
1954	6,472
1953	6,296
1952	6,242
1951	6,223
1950	5,466
1949	5,546
1948	5,397
1947	5,516
1946	4,784
1945	4,073
1944	4,146
1943	4,735
1942	4,609
1941	3,945
1940	3,703
1939	3,581
1938	3,554
1937	3,493
1936	3,511
1935	3,707
1934	3,583
1933	3,457
1932	3,792
1931	4,229
1930	4,415
1929	4,305
1928	4,517
1927	4,949
1926	5,006
1925	5,055
1924	5,215
1923	5,061
1922	5,060
1921	5,259
1920	5,333
1919	5,263
1918	5,646
1917	5,205
1916	5,149
1915	4,824
1914	3,567
1913	2,608
1912	2,017
1911	1,003
1910	766
1909	614
1908	547
1907	521
1906	455
1905	384
1904	376
1903	366
1902	334
1901	239
1900	349
1899	258
1898	295
1897	240
1896	259
1895	233
1894	218
1893	212
1892	181
1891	178
1890	223
1889	151
1888	154
1887	110
1886	95
1885	97
1884	105
1883	68
1882	76
1881	76
1880	65