Boys' name · since 1919
Stone
6,676 babies named Stone in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,505 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #916 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,676
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Stone currently ranks #916 among boys' names in America, with 6,676 babies recorded since 1919.
Stone has 6,676 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #916 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #1,505 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #916 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,676 born since 1919
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stone ranks #1,505 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #916 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,676 born since 1919, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,505 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #916 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,676
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Stone's 6,676 recorded births place it above 96.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Stone compares
6,676 Top 11% higher than 89% of 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
Stone's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stone | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,676 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 288 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stone's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Stone's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 288, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Stone popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 288
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Stone popularity over time - girls
155 total births recorded since 2007 (Stone as girls' name)
Stone by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,060 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Stone's strongest decade.
2,060 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Stone births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 36
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,445 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,060 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,730 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,328 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,060 births (31% of all-time use).
How Stone compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Stone's total volume
Stone by state
Where Stone concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 651 | 9.8% |
| #2 | California | | 621 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 380 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 270 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 248 | 3.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 192 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 186 | 2.8% |
| #8 | New York | | 179 | 2.7% |
651 of 6,676 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Stone appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Stone's data
- Stone's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,060 total births) through the 2020s (1,328) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Stones (651 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stone: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
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, 1919–2025 (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 Stone 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.