Stanley has been given to about 302,862 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1954, which makes it a midcentury name.
Stanley ranks 863rd among American boys in 2025, with 278 born that year. Its best year was 1954, when 6,472 babies were given the name, ranking 58th. The typical living American called Stanley is about 71 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.