Stan

Short form of Stanley
"near the stony meadow"

Stan Origin and Meaning

The name Stan is a boy's name meaning "near the stony meadow".

One of the old-school nicknames -- think Ray, Vince, Frank -- that's on the brink of coming back into style. Name him Stanislav or Constantine and he'll have a groovier long form to fall back on.

# 930 in the US

Stan Rank in US Top 1000

Popularity of the name Stan

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Famous People Named Stan

  • Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson)
    English comedian of duo Laurel and Hardy
  • Stanley Frank "Stan" Musial
    American baseball player
  • Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber)
    American comic book creator
  • Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith
    American tennis player
  • Stanley Newcomb "Stan" Kenton
    American jazz pianist
  • Stanley Allison "Stan" Rogers
    Canadian singer,songwriter
  • Stanley William "Stan" Tracey
    English jazz pianist
  • Stanley Bernard "Stan" Galazin
    American NFL football player
  • Steven "Stan!" Brown
    American author, cartoonist, and game designer
  • Stanford Elmer "Stan" Parris
    U.S. Congressman from Virginia
  • Stan Gerards
    American YouTuber
  • Sebastian Stan
    Romanian American actor

The name Stan in Pop Culture

  • Stanley "Stan" Marsh
    character on animated series "South Park"
  • Stanford Leonard "Stan" Smith
    character on animated series "American Dad!"
  • Stanley "Stan" Pines
    character on the animated series "Gravity Falls"
  • Stan Rizzo
    character on TV's "Mad Men"
  • Stan Ogden
    character on British soap "Coronation Street"
  • Stan Carter
    character on British soap "EastEnders"
  • Stan
    salesman character in the Monkey Island adventure games
  • "Stan Against Evil
    " TV series
  • "Stan
    " song by Eminem