Recorded 1915–1951 Boys' name Peak 1919 89 births

Stoy — boys' name

89 babies named Stoy in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s261920s381930s121940s61950s7
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Stoy was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

10 babies were named Stoy in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stoy

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Stoy between 1915 and 1951, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stoy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stoy performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Stoy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Stoy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stoy 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 89 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.

Stoy at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

89

Since 1915

37 years of records

Peak year

1919

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1915

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1951

Stoy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1915

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 19511935192719251922191919161915 5

Stoy by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
38 births that decade — 43% of Stoy's all-time total
1910s261920s381930s121940s61950s7

Stoy by state

Where Stoy concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Stoy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 5.6%
Kentucky share of Stoy's total US births 5.6%

5 of 89 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stoy?
89 babies have been named Stoy since 1915. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1919 with 10 births.
When was Stoy most popular?
Stoy was most popular in the 1920s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Stoy most popular?
The top states for the name Stoy are Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Stoy been used?
Stoy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 37 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Stoy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stone, Storm, Stoney, Stockton, 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, 1915–1951 (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.