Recorded 1884–2013 Boys' name Peak 1916 787 births

Stanislaus — boys' name

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.

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1910s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Stanislaus was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

46 babies were named Stanislaus in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stanislaus

The Social Security Administration has registered 787 babies named Stanislaus between 1884 and 2013, spanning 130 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stanislaus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stanislaus performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 289 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Stanislaus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 142 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Stanislaus in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stanislaus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 787 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Stanislaus at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

787

Since 1884

130 years of records

Peak year

1916

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1884

Recorded for 130 years

Last year on file: 2013

Stanislaus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1884

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1916)
46
Annual births at peak — across 130 years of records
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Stanislaus by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
289 births that decade — 37% of Stanislaus's all-time total
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Stanislaus by state

Where Stanislaus concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Stanislaus
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%
New York share of Stanislaus's total US births 18.0%
Even split

142 of 787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stanislaus?
787 babies have been named Stanislaus since 1884. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1916 with 46 births.
When was Stanislaus most popular?
Stanislaus was most popular in the 1910s decade with 289 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Stanislaus most popular?
The top states for the name Stanislaus are New York (142 births), Massachusetts (39 births), Illinois (19 births).
How long has the name Stanislaus been used?
Stanislaus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 130 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Stanislaus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stanley, Stacy, Stacey, Stan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1884–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.