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Stanley
OriginEnglish
Meaning"near the stony meadow"
GenderGirl
NB Rank#1411
On Nameberry
About Stanley
The name Stanley peaked for girls at #1123 in 1927. Stanley is also used for boys, ranking #863 in 2025.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
Famous Stanleys
- Stanley Ann Dunham
American anthropologist and mother of President Barack Obama
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
Stanley in blog posts
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