Boy or Girl

Is Stan a boy or girl name?

Stan was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 8,473 US babies named Stan were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#8,851
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Stan since 1914
8,473
Most popular year
1959
419 babies
Babies named Stan each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Stan from 1914 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0150300450600192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Stan, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1910s5800%
1920s18200%
1930s57300%
1940s1,61700%
1950s2,36800%
1960s2,30300%
1970s60200%
1980s35300%
1990s16700%
2000s9600%
2010s11300%
2020s4100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20249#8,8510–
20236#12,0460–
20226#12,1150–
202110#8,0740–
202010#7,9750–
201910#8,1260–
201812#7,0700–
201711#7,4750–
201615#6,0150–
201513#6,6250–
201412#6,9920–
20139#8,6720–
201212#6,9780–
20115#14,0620–
201014#6,3210–
20096#12,2770–
20088#9,7390–
20075#14,1040–
20068#9,4530–
20058#8,9760–
200411#6,9160–
200312#6,2000–
200214#5,3590–
20019#7,4280–
200015#5,0060–
199910#6,4470–
199819#3,8250–
199710#6,0280–
199615#4,3640–
199514#4,4740–
199417#3,8850–
199322#3,1310–
199213#4,5400–
199118#3,4360–
199029#2,4270–
198930#2,2890–
198830#2,1340–
198730#2,0510–
198632#1,9150–
198530#1,9650–
198429#1,9270–
198337#1,6250–
198235#1,6980–
198158#1,2050–
198042#1,4900–
197939#1,5290–
197834#1,6460–
197752#1,2410–
197649#1,2630–
197555#1,1440–
197453#1,1330–
197376#9290–
197273#9500–
197172#9640–
197099#8170–
196998#7800–
1968121#6880–
1967147#6210–
1966167#5840–
1965194#5500–
1964249#5000–
1963282#4710–
1962309#4540–
1961332#4390–
1960404#3930–
1959419#3860–
1958403#3910–
1957303#4400–
1956247#4830–
1955223#4930–
1954186#5330–
1953152#5850–
1952145#5790–
1951145#5760–
1950145#5620–
1949137#5780–
1948212#4580–
1947255#4280–
1946205#4440–
1945155#4820–
1944167#4700–
1943143#5270–
1942142#5140–
1941120#5450–
194081#6750–
193971#7140–
193881#6710–
193774#6990–
193665#7540–
193559#8130–
193456#8420–
193359#8100–
193242#1,0340–
193134#1,1910–
193032#1,2760–
192924#1,5200–
192821#1,6980–
192721#1,7430–
192620#1,7810–
192519#1,8600–
192417#2,0380–
192318#1,9340–
192217#2,0280–
192117#2,0480–
19208#3,4640–
19198#3,3540–
191814#2,2510–
19179#2,9270–
191610#2,7120–
19158#3,0400–
19149#2,4330–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Stan reached #386 in 1959. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Stan

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.