US rank #11018 Boys' name Peak 1989 57 births

Stinson — #11018 US boys' name

57 babies named Stinson in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#11018
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Stinson was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Stinson in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stinson

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Stinson between 1920 and 2024, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stinson currently holds the #11018 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stinson performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Stinson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stinson 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 57 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.

Stinson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

57

Since 1920

105 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#11,018

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1920

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2024

Stinson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1920

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
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Stinson by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 32% of Stinson's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stinson?
57 babies have been named Stinson since 1920. It currently ranks #11018 among boys. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Stinson most popular?
Stinson was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Stinson been used?
Stinson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 105 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Stinson?
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.

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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, 1920–2024 (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.