Boys' name · since 1884
Stanislaus
787 babies named Stanislaus in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,965 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 787
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Stanislaus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 787 have been recorded since 1884.
Stanislaus has 787 recorded births among boys since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2013.
- #5,965 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 787 born since 1884
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stanislaus ranks #5,965 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 787 born since 1884, peaking in the 1910s.
- #5,965 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 787
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Stanislaus's 787 recorded births place it above 86.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Stanislaus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stanislaus splits its recorded history at 1937: 23% of all births land in the more recent half, 77% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stanislaus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2013
- Peak year (1916)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Stanislaus by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (289 births, 37% of the file).
1910s was Stanislaus's strongest decade.
289 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Stanislaus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s
1910s
289 births
- 1920s
1920s
242 births
- 1930s 57
1930s
57 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 289 births (37% of all-time use).
How Stanislaus compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Stanislaus's total volume
Stanislaus by state
Where Stanislaus concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 142 | 18.0% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 39 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 19 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 14 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.6% |
142 of 787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Stanislaus's data
- Stanislaus's decade-level peak was the 1910s (289 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Stanislauss (142 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Stanislaus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1884–2013 (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 Stanislaus 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.