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Stone

/ˈstoʊn/ · 98% boys · #916 in the US for boys, 2025

Stone has been given to about 6,831 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1999, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈstoʊn/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,540
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Stone per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1999 · 288
  • Born in 2025275
  • All time6,831

How popular is Stone?

Stone ranks 916th among American boys in 2025, with 275 born that year. Its best year was 1999, when 288 babies were given the name, ranking 627th. The typical living American called Stone is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Stone

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Antone0.70
  2. Boone0.65
  3. Shane0.62
  4. Tyrone0.62
  5. Antoine0.60
  6. Zane0.58
  7. Zayne0.58
  8. Steve0.56

Middle names for Stone

Ranked by flow score
  1. Stone Thomas0.80
  2. Stone James0.80
  3. Stone Cole0.79
  4. Stone Miles0.79
  5. Stone Wilder0.78
  6. Stone Paul0.61

Sibling names for Stone

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Andiesister · 0.96
  2. Bridgerbrother · 0.96
  3. Mustafabrother · 0.95
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.95
  5. Noorsister · 0.95
  6. Hanasister · 0.94

Where Stone is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.04%
  2. Mississippi0.04%
  3. Nevada0.02%
  4. Kentucky0.02%
  5. Kansas0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Stone Wilson0.75
  2. Stone Williams0.75
  3. Stone Walker0.75
  4. Stone Turner0.75
  5. Stone Torres0.75
  6. Stone Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Stone

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Stone across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.