Boys' name · since 1915
Stanely
228 babies named Stanely in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,187 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 228
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Stanely is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 228 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stanely has been recorded 228 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2006.
- #12,187 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 228 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stanely ranks #12,187 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 228 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #12,187 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 228
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Stanely's 228 recorded births place it above 73.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Stanely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stanely splits its recorded history at 1955: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stanely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2006
- Peak year (1955)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Stanely by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (43 births, 19% of the file).
1950s was Stanely's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Stanely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
30 births
- 1930s
1930s
18 births
- 1940s
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
43 births
- 1960s
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 43 births (19% of all-time use).
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What to do with Stanely's data
- Stanely's decade-level peak was the 1950s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Stanely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~91 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, 1915–2006 (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 Stanely 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.