Is Stanley a boy or girl name?
Stanley is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 275 boys were named Stanley, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 302,579 US babies named Stanley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #875
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Stanley since 1880
- 302,579
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 6,472 babies
Boys and girls named Stanley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 997 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 2,297 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 4,156 | 29 | 0.7% |
| 1910s | 35,908 | 140 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 49,456 | 304 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 37,131 | 191 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 46,263 | 191 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 57,162 | 202 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 30,002 | 180 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 13,220 | 108 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 9,210 | 86 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 6,123 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 4,127 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,541 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,549 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 275 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 304 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 324 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 312 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 334 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 377 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 344 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 351 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 367 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 365 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 372 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 355 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 315 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 348 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 347 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 359 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 370 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 398 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 404 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 410 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 413 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 405 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 472 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 443 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 453 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 508 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 473 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 525 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 531 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 562 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 607 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 637 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 694 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 778 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 808 | #313 | 6 | #12,753 |
| 1989 | 869 | #285 | 8 | #9,567 |
| 1988 | 826 | #284 | 13 | #6,238 |
| 1987 | 821 | #266 | 7 | #9,689 |
| 1986 | 871 | #256 | 5 | #12,575 |
| 1985 | 920 | #247 | 5 | #12,255 |
| 1984 | 885 | #248 | 7 | #9,020 |
| 1983 | 908 | #244 | 12 | #5,781 |
| 1982 | 1,000 | #233 | 5 | #12,066 |
| 1981 | 1,014 | #230 | 13 | #5,539 |
| 1980 | 1,096 | #221 | 11 | #6,267 |
| 1979 | 1,065 | #218 | 7 | #8,886 |
| 1978 | 1,021 | #212 | 7 | #8,434 |
| 1977 | 1,115 | #204 | 12 | #5,487 |
| 1976 | 1,152 | #195 | 9 | #6,527 |
| 1975 | 1,170 | #194 | 12 | #5,121 |
| 1974 | 1,145 | #194 | 10 | #5,714 |
| 1973 | 1,358 | #172 | 13 | #4,551 |
| 1972 | 1,475 | #170 | 14 | #4,270 |
| 1971 | 1,769 | #158 | 9 | #5,929 |
| 1970 | 1,950 | #157 | 15 | #4,016 |
| 1969 | 1,906 | #155 | 15 | #3,748 |
| 1968 | 2,145 | #136 | 16 | #3,436 |
| 1967 | 2,247 | #134 | 22 | #2,694 |
| 1966 | 2,437 | #128 | 17 | #3,130 |
| 1965 | 2,818 | #115 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1964 | 3,130 | #111 | 12 | #4,064 |
| 1963 | 3,541 | #105 | 14 | #3,614 |
| 1962 | 3,636 | #106 | 21 | #2,728 |
| 1961 | 3,924 | #106 | 29 | #2,241 |
| 1960 | 4,218 | #100 | 20 | #2,812 |
| 1959 | 4,343 | #98 | 26 | #2,277 |
| 1958 | 4,910 | #88 | 20 | #2,653 |
| 1957 | 5,267 | #81 | 25 | #2,269 |
| 1956 | 5,985 | #70 | 20 | #2,613 |
| 1955 | 6,050 | #64 | 19 | #2,624 |
| 1954 | 6,448 | #58 | 24 | #2,229 |
| 1953 | 6,275 | #62 | 21 | #2,356 |
| 1952 | 6,226 | #58 | 16 | #2,787 |
| 1951 | 6,205 | #54 | 18 | #2,465 |
| 1950 | 5,453 | #60 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1949 | 5,527 | #60 | 19 | #2,331 |
| 1948 | 5,383 | #65 | 14 | #2,819 |
| 1947 | 5,502 | #67 | 14 | #2,882 |
| 1946 | 4,767 | #65 | 17 | #2,382 |
| 1945 | 4,058 | #59 | 15 | #2,331 |
| 1944 | 4,121 | #57 | 25 | #1,695 |
| 1943 | 4,699 | #54 | 36 | #1,394 |
| 1942 | 4,587 | #56 | 22 | #1,857 |
| 1941 | 3,926 | #57 | 19 | #1,947 |
| 1940 | 3,693 | #59 | 10 | #2,934 |
| 1939 | 3,570 | #57 | 11 | #2,725 |
| 1938 | 3,544 | #59 | 10 | #2,907 |
| 1937 | 3,484 | #57 | 9 | #3,121 |
| 1936 | 3,492 | #58 | 19 | #1,793 |
| 1935 | 3,696 | #56 | 11 | #2,712 |
| 1934 | 3,568 | #58 | 15 | #2,168 |
| 1933 | 3,433 | #55 | 24 | #1,546 |
| 1932 | 3,759 | #52 | 33 | #1,290 |
| 1931 | 4,202 | #49 | 27 | #1,453 |
| 1930 | 4,383 | #49 | 32 | #1,364 |
| 1929 | 4,265 | #48 | 40 | #1,193 |
| 1928 | 4,481 | #45 | 36 | #1,285 |
| 1927 | 4,902 | #44 | 47 | #1,123 |
| 1926 | 4,966 | #43 | 40 | #1,240 |
| 1925 | 5,030 | #40 | 25 | #1,741 |
| 1924 | 5,186 | #40 | 29 | #1,603 |
| 1923 | 5,036 | #41 | 25 | #1,725 |
| 1922 | 5,045 | #41 | 15 | #2,467 |
| 1921 | 5,231 | #41 | 28 | #1,615 |
| 1920 | 5,314 | #40 | 19 | #2,065 |
| 1919 | 5,238 | #37 | 25 | #1,642 |
| 1918 | 5,618 | #36 | 28 | #1,532 |
| 1917 | 5,186 | #34 | 19 | #1,909 |
| 1916 | 5,130 | #34 | 19 | #1,861 |
| 1915 | 4,807 | #34 | 17 | #1,951 |
| 1914 | 3,559 | #39 | 8 | #2,841 |
| 1913 | 2,595 | #41 | 13 | #1,753 |
| 1912 | 2,017 | #43 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 997 | #44 | 6 | #2,431 |
| 1910 | 761 | #47 | 5 | #2,742 |
| 1909 | 607 | #50 | 7 | #1,936 |
| 1908 | 547 | #52 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 516 | #55 | 5 | #2,351 |
| 1906 | 455 | #56 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 384 | #66 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 371 | #65 | 5 | #2,137 |
| 1903 | 361 | #59 | 5 | #2,050 |
| 1902 | 334 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 239 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 342 | #77 | 7 | #1,707 |
| 1899 | 258 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 295 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 240 | #77 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 259 | #78 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 233 | #83 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 218 | #90 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 212 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 181 | #103 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 178 | #92 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 223 | #78 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 151 | #108 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 154 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 110 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 95 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 97 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 105 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 68 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 76 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 76 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 65 | #191 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Stanley reached #34 in 1915. As a girl name, it reached #1,123 in 1927. 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 Stanley
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.