Unisex name · since 1951

Stanlee

Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 136 babies named Stanlee, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15,439 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,235 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
136
born since 1951
2010s
peak decade

Stanlee currently ranks #12235 among unisex names in America, with 136 babies recorded since 1951.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stanlee has been recorded 136 times among boys since 1951, currently ranked #12235 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.

  • #15,439 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,235 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 136 born since 1951
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stanlee ranks #15,439 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,235 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 136 born since 1951, peaking in the 2010s.

#15,439 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,235 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
136
born since 1951
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%12.1%
Stanlee vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Stanlee's 136 recorded births place it above 66.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Stanlee compares

136 31st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Stanlee's all-time total is 63% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Stanlee Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 136 369 358,536
Peak-year births 15 34 22,252

Stanlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Stanlee's full recorded timeline at 2016, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Stanlee popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
15
Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
05101520 1951200920132016201920222025 5

Stanlee popularity over time - girls

20 total births recorded since 1943 (Stanlee as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 20 births
45678910 194319441949 5

Stanlee by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (68 births, 50% of the file).

2010s was Stanlee's strongest decade.

68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Stanlee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stanlee?
136 babies have been named Stanlee since 1951. All-time, it sits at #15,439 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #12,235 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 15 births.
Where does Stanlee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stanlee ranks #15,439 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,235 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Stanlee most popular?
Stanlee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Is Stanlee a unisex name?
Yes, Stanlee is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 136 births, and as a girl's name it has 20 births.
How long has the name Stanlee been used?
The SSA has tracked Stanlee since 1951 -- 75 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Stanlee?
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.

What to do with Stanlee's data

  • Stanlee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Stanlee

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Stanlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1951–2025 (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 Stanlee 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.