Stance vs Stanley

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

Name A

Stance

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Name B

Stanley

Boy name · Rank #873

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Metric Stance Stanley
Current Rank Unranked #873
Total Births (all years) 5 301,142
Peak Year 1914 1954
Peak Year Births 5 6,448
Peak Decade 1910ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Stance Stanley
1880ss — 997
1890ss — 2,297
1900ss — 4,156
1910ss 5 35,908
1920ss — 49,456
1930ss — 37,131
1940ss — 46,263
1950ss — 57,162
1960ss — 30,002
1970ss — 13,220
1980ss — 9,210
1990ss — 6,123
2000ss — 4,127
2010ss — 3,541
2020ss — 1,549

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Stance Stanley
2014 — 372
2015 — 365
2016 — 367
2017 — 351
2018 — 344
2019 — 377
2020 — 334
2021 — 312
2022 — 324
2023 — 304
2024 — 275

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, 1914–1914.

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