Stanley Name Popularity

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How popular is Stanley?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Stanley, ranked the 707th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Stanley has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #34 was reached for the first time in 1915 and as recently as 1917.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1954 with 6,439 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Stanley was 65 in 1880.

Stanley, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1885-1890, 1903-1916, 1939-1942, and 1948-1951, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1965-1974, and 1989-1992.

For a number of years, the name Stanley has been moving downward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Stanley for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Stanley?

Stanley's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Stanley still has a solid footing and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Stanley has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Stanley (Girl)		Stanley (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	339	707
2017		< 5	--	349	703
2016		< 5	--	366	682
2015		< 5	--	365	690
2014		< 5	--	371	682
2013		< 5	--	355	679
2012		< 5	--	315	735
2011		< 5	--	348	676
2010		< 5	--	347	683
2009		< 5	--	359	677
2008		< 5	--	370	657
2007		< 5	--	398	620
2006		< 5	--	404	601
2005		< 5	--	410	569
2004		< 5	--	413	555
2003		< 5	--	405	553
2002		< 5	--	472	489
2001		< 5	--	443	513
2000		< 5	--	453	505
1999		< 5	--	508	451
1998		< 5	--	473	469
1997		< 5	--	525	431
1996		< 5	--	531	424
1995		< 5	--	562	406
1994		< 5	--	607	384
1993		< 5	--	637	373
1992		< 5	--	695	344
1991		< 5	--	774	326
1990		6	12,749	808	313
1989		8	9,561	869	285
1988		13	6,236	828	283
1987		7	9,687	819	267
1986		5	12,570	871	256
1985		5	12,251	921	247
1984		7	9,014	884	248
1983		12	5,779	907	244
1982		5	12,063	1,000	233
1981		13	5,540	1,016	230
1980		11	6,266	1,094	221
1979		7	8,880	1,066	218
1978		7	8,428	1,024	211
1977		12	5,485	1,114	204
1976		9	6,526	1,150	196
1975		12	5,122	1,169	194
1974		10	5,711	1,146	194
1973		13	4,549	1,357	172
1972		14	4,269	1,476	170
1971		9	5,926	1,770	158
1970		15	4,014	1,952	157
1969		16	3,598	1,903	155
1968		16	3,438	2,146	136
1967		22	2,691	2,244	134
1966		17	3,129	2,443	127
1965		14	3,516	2,813	115
1964		12	4,065	3,135	111
1963		14	3,614	3,539	105
1962		21	2,729	3,635	106
1961		29	2,239	3,922	106
1960		20	2,813	4,216	101
1959		25	2,333	4,334	98
1958		21	2,570	4,914	88
1957		26	2,213	5,265	81
1956		19	2,705	5,975	70
1955		19	2,624	6,049	64
1954		24	2,230	6,439	58
1953		20	2,422	6,280	62
1952		17	2,661	6,226	58
1951		18	2,466	6,204	54
1950		13	3,034	5,450	60
1949		19	2,330	5,530	60
1948		14	2,819	5,383	65
1947		14	2,882	5,500	67
1946		17	2,382	4,769	65
1945		15	2,330	4,059	59
1944		25	1,695	4,122	57
1943		36	1,394	4,699	54
1942		22	1,857	4,586	56
1941		19	1,945	3,925	57
1940		10	2,933	3,693	59
1939		11	2,725	3,571	57
1938		10	2,909	3,543	59
1937		9	3,120	3,484	57
1936		19	1,793	3,491	58
1935		11	2,712	3,696	56
1934		15	2,167	3,567	58
1933		24	1,546	3,433	55
1932		33	1,289	3,759	52
1931		27	1,453	4,200	49
1930		32	1,363	4,384	49
1929		40	1,193	4,265	48
1928		36	1,285	4,479	45
1927		47	1,124	4,904	44
1926		40	1,240	4,964	43
1925		25	1,741	5,031	40
1924		29	1,603	5,187	40
1923		25	1,725	5,034	41
1922		15	2,466	5,044	41
1921		28	1,615	5,233	41
1920		19	2,065	5,314	40
1919		25	1,642	5,238	37
1918		28	1,532	5,618	36
1917		19	1,909	5,186	34
1916		19	1,861	5,130	34
1915		17	1,951	4,808	34
1914		8	2,841	3,559	39
1913		13	1,753	2,595	41
1912		< 5	--	2,017	43
1911		6	2,431	997	44
1910		5	2,742	761	47
1909		7	1,936	607	50
1908		< 5	--	547	52
1907		5	2,351	516	55
1906		< 5	--	455	56
1905		< 5	--	384	66
1904		5	2,137	371	65
1903		5	2,050	361	59
1902		< 5	--	334	69
1901		< 5	--	239	82
1900		7	1,708	342	77
1899		< 5	--	258	76
1898		< 5	--	295	71
1897		< 5	--	240	77
1896		< 5	--	259	78
1895		< 5	--	233	83
1894		< 5	--	218	90
1893		< 5	--	212	87
1892		< 5	--	181	103
1891		< 5	--	178	92
1890		< 5	--	223	78
1889		< 5	--	151	108
1888		< 5	--	154	110
1887		< 5	--	110	121
1886		< 5	--	95	148
1885		< 5	--	97	140
1884		< 5	--	105	136
1883		< 5	--	68	179
1882		< 5	--	76	180
1881		< 5	--	76	161
1880		< 5	--	65	191

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.