Stanley
4 countries#863 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Stanley was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
302,862 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #863 · peaked in 1954 with 6,472 births
Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, California, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
2,950 births recorded 1914–2022 · currently #1003 · peaked in 2005 with 102 births
Most common in: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
313 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #400 · peaked in 2015 with 19 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
38 births recorded 2006–2025 · currently #395 · peaked in 2017 with 7 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Stanley’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #600 | — |
| 2007 | #619 | ↓19 |
| 2008 | #657 | ↓38 |
| 2009 | #676 | ↓19 |
| 2010 | #681 | ↓5 |
| 2011 | #676 | ↑5 |
| 2012 | #735 | ↓59 |
| 2013 | #679 | ↑56 |
| 2014 | #680 | ↓1 |
| 2015 | #687 | ↓7 |
| 2016 | #683 | ↑4 |
| 2017 | #702 | ↓19 |
| 2018 | #703 | ↓1 |
| 2019 | #680 | ↑23 |
| 2020 | #734 | ↓54 |
| 2021 | #788 | ↓54 |
| 2022 | #777 | ↑11 |
| 2023 | #807 | ↓30 |
| 2024 | #869 | ↓62 |
| 2025 | #863 | ↑6 |
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