Stancil vs Stanley

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

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Stancil

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Name B

Stanley

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Metric Stancil Stanley
Current Rank Unranked #863
Total Births (all years) 90 301,425
Peak Year 1941 1954
Peak Year Births 9 6,448
Peak Decade 1930s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Stancil Stanley
1880s - 997
1890s - 2,297
1900s - 4,156
1910s - 35,908
1920s 21 49,456
1930s 26 37,130
1940s 26 46,263
1950s 12 57,164
1960s - 30,005
1970s 5 13,214
1980s - 9,211
1990s - 6,124
2000s - 4,127
2010s - 3,541
2020s - 1,832

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Stancil Stanley
2014 - 372
2015 - 365
2016 - 367
2017 - 351
2018 - 344
2019 - 377
2020 - 335
2021 - 312
2022 - 325
2023 - 304
2024 - 278
2025 - 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, 1920–1979.

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