Girls' name · since 1935
Stana
Stana has 147 recorded births since 1935 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
147 girls have been named Stana since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stana has been recorded 147 times among girls since 1935, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2016.
- #23,003 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 147 born since 1935
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stana ranks #23,003 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1935, peaking in the 1960s.
- #23,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Stana's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Stana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stana's full recorded timeline at 1961, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1935, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2016
- Peak year (1953)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Stana by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (42 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Stana's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Stana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
41 births
- 1960s
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 42 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Stana's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~81 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1935–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Stana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.