Recorded 1959–2018 Boys' name Peak 1959 22 births

Stig — boys' name

22 babies named Stig in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s62010s10
2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Stig was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

6 babies were named Stig in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stig

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Stig between 1959 and 2018, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stig currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stig performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Stig shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stig 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 22 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.

Stig at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

22

Since 1959

60 years of records

Peak year

1959

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1959

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2018

Stig popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1959

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1959)
6
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
4.555.566.5 2018201419631959 6

Stig by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 45% of Stig's all-time total
1950s61960s62010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stig?
22 babies have been named Stig since 1959. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1959 with 6 births.
When was Stig most popular?
Stig was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Stig been used?
Stig has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 60 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Stig?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stiles, Stirling, Stillman, Stiven, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1959–2018 (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.