Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Stanley
Endangered
Down 95.7% from peak
Peak era
1954
Peak births
6,448
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Stanley
How many people are named Stanley?
An estimated 112,839 living Americans are named Stanley.
How rare is Stanley?
Stanley is uncommon among babies today, with 278 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 95.7% from its 1954 peak.
How old is the typical Stanley?
The median age of a living American named Stanley is approximately 65 years, with most bearers falling between 51 and 73 years old.
Is Stanley still popular?
No. Stanley is endangered as a baby name, down 95.7% from its 1954 peak with 278 births in 2025.
Where is Stanley most common?
Stanley has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 6.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19542025
Peak year
1954
Decline from peak
95.7%
2025
278
All-time
301,425
Where it lives now
Stanley is most concentrated in Hawaii — about 4.3× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Stanley is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.