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 1996 and has been recorded in 28 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 1,078 babies (rank #59 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

15,831

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,078

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
1996	108	#266
1997	120	#247
1998	113	#258
1999	160	#201
2000	158	#205
2001	186	#185
2002	176	#194
2003	217	#178
2004	303	#152
2005	345	#145
2006	413	#130
2007	496	#114
2008	519	#112
2009	627	#99
2010	737	#88
2011	824	#80
2012	890	#74
2013	904	#70
2014	1,059	#60
2015	1,078	#59
2016	1,019	#65
2017	914	#70
2018	877	#72
2019	922	#67
2020	751	#76
2021	724	#82
2022	609	#92
2023	582	#90