Stan
Stan was the 10534th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 386th with 419 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,907 places. More babies were named Stan in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,534 boys, down 2,557 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1959419 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,480babies recorded
Stan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,534 | 7 |
| 2020 | #7,977 | 10 |
| 2010 | #6,321 | 14 |
| 2000 | #5,006 | 15 |
| 1990 | #2,427 | 29 |
| 1980 | #1,491 | 42 |
| 1970 | #817 | 99 |
| 1960 | #392 | 406 |
| 1950 | #562 | 145 |
| 1940 | #675 | 81 |
| 1930 | #1,276 | 32 |
| 1920 | #3,464 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Stan, counting every spelling?
Stan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Stan?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Stan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stan?
About 5,500 people born in the US named Stan are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 58 and 71. That makes Stan a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Stan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stan, they share its era and feel.
Stan is also a nickname for Stanley.
Questions about the name Stan
How popular is the name Stan?
Stan was the 10534th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 386th with 419 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,907 places. More babies were named Stan in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Stan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Stan in the US.