Stone
Stone was the 916th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 258 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 623rd; the most babies were born in 1999 (288). Over the last ten years it has moved up 272 places. More babies were named Stone in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning stone · English
Say it STOHN /stoʊn/
- Rank in 2025
- #916 boys, up 147 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 258boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1999288 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,831babies recorded
What does the name Stone mean?
Stone is the English word stone, from Old English stān, used first as a surname and then as a first name. Harrison's surname dictionary (1918) explains the surname as belonging to a place called Stone or as naming someone who lived by a notable stone or rock, and cites a 13th-century 'de la Stone' from the Hundred Rolls. Wiktionary also allows an occupational sense, for someone who worked with stone. Its use as a boys' first name is modern and draws on the plain word.
stān (Old English, “stone”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Stoney.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Stone', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, vol. 2 (1918), s.v. 'STONE', Morland Press (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
Stone popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,796 | #916 | 17 | 258 |
| 2020 | #6,889 | #1,063 | 17 | 189 |
| 2010 | — | #1,099 | — | 175 |
| 2000 | — | #722 | — | 242 |
| 1990 | — | #7,992 | — | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Stone, counting every spelling?
Stone has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #882 for boys in 2025, against #916 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Stone?
258 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stone (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Stone 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 33 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stone.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stone?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Stone are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 8 and 26. That makes Stone mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Stone by state
How common Stone was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (3.3×), Louisiana (1.9×), Alabama (1.5×). In 19 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Stone: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stone, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Stone · Sibling names for Stone
Questions about the name Stone
What does Stone mean?
Stone means “stone” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Stone?
Stone was the 916th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 258 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 623rd; the most babies were born in 1999 (288). Over the last ten years it has moved up 272 places. More babies were named Stone in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Stone a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Stone in the US.
Where is Stone most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stone was most common in Utah (0.43 per 1,000 boys), followed by Hawaii and Louisiana.