Stan vs Stanley

Side-by-side comparison of Stan and Stanley - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Stan

Boy name · Rank #8374

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Name B

Stanley

Boy name · Rank #869

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Metric Stan Stanley
Current Rank #8374 #869
Total Births (all years) 8,480 301,425
Peak Year 1959 1954
Peak Year Births 419 6,448
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Stan Stanley
1880s - 997
1890s - 2,297
1900s - 4,156
1910s 58 35,908
1920s 182 49,456
1930s 573 37,130
1940s 1,617 46,263
1950s 2,368 57,164
1960s 2,304 30,005
1970s 601 13,214
1980s 353 9,211
1990s 167 6,124
2000s 96 4,127
2010s 113 3,541
2020s 48 1,832

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Stan Stanley
2014 12 372
2015 13 365
2016 15 367
2017 11 351
2018 12 344
2019 10 377
2020 10 335
2021 10 312
2022 6 325
2023 6 304
2024 9 278
2025 7 278

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–2025.

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