Stanley

English

"near the stony meadow"

Stanley Origin and Meaning

The name Stanley is a girl's name of English origin meaning "near the stony meadow".

Perfect example of how your perception of a name can change when you apply it to the opposite gender: when used for a girl, Stanley suddenly becomes an attractive, upper-crusty name ala Ansley or Finley.

Popularity of the name Stanley

• 1492 Nameberry 2024

Famous People Named Stanley

• Stanley Ann Dunham American anthropologist and mother of President Barack Obama

The name Stanley in Pop Culture

• Stanley Timberlake Bette Davis's character from "In This Our Life"
• Martha Stanley from the movie "The Proposition"
• "The Stanley Parable " game