Recorded 1912–2020 Boys' name Peak 1916 966 births

Stanly — boys' name

966 babies named Stanly in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1201920s1361930s1091940s1171950s1781960s1131970s471980s201990s542000s412010s262020s5
1950s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Stanly was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

25 babies were named Stanly in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stanly

The Social Security Administration has registered 966 babies named Stanly between 1912 and 2020, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stanly currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stanly performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Stanly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Stanly in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stanly 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 966 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.

Stanly at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

966

Since 1912

109 years of records

Peak year

1916

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1912

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2020

Stanly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1912

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1916)
25
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Stanly by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
178 births that decade — 18% of Stanly's all-time total
1910s1201920s1361930s1091940s1171950s1781960s1131970s471980s201990s542000s412010s262020s5

Stanly by state

Where Stanly concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Stanly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 1.0%
New York share of Stanly's total US births 1.0%

10 of 966 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stanly?
966 babies have been named Stanly since 1912. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1916 with 25 births.
When was Stanly most popular?
Stanly was most popular in the 1950s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Stanly most popular?
The top states for the name Stanly are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Stanly been used?
Stanly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 109 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Stanly?
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, 1912–2020 (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.