Stanley

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Stanley is a toponymic surname, a contraction of stan and leigh, later also being used as a masculine given name.

From Wikipedia

Stanley first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 6 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 59 babies (rank #95 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Stanley

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Stanley yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

129

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In The Office (US): Stanley Hudson — sales, crossword enthusiast

Famous people named Stanley

Stanley Kubrickfilm screenwriter · b. 1928
Stanley Baldwinpolitician · b. 1867
Stanley Tuccifilm actor · b. 1960
Stanley B. Prusinervirologist · b. 1942
Stanley Cohenendocrinologist · b. 1922

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	59	#95
1953	59	#96
2014	2	#730
2015	4	#373
2016	2	#750
2017	3	#489