Boy Stanley “From the rocky meadow,” based on the Middle English stan (stone) and ley (a meadow). Stanley Name Origin: English Pronunciation: s-tan-ley, st(a)-nley See what 2 people think about Stanley Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Comments Infographic of Stanley name meaning, which is “From the rocky meadow,” based on the Middle English stan (stone) and ley (a meadow). Ask your friends & family about Stanley… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Stanley Name Popularity How popular is the name Stanley? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 — 721 0.2048% 1911 — 962 0.2583% 1912 — 2,005 0.3976% 1913 — 2,579 0.4549% 1914 — 3,549 0.5093% 1915 — 4,796 0.5279% 1916 — 5,119 0.5299% 1917 — 5,182 0.518% 1918 — 5,616 0.5233% 1919 — 5,229 0.4994% 1920 — 5,304 0.477% 1921 — 5,225 0.4563% 1922 — 5,037 0.4521% 1923 — 5,031 0.4492% 1924 — 5,184 0.4464% 1925 — 5,030 0.445% 1926 — 4,954 0.4504% 1927 — 4,902 0.4428% 1928 — 4,473 0.418% 1929 — 4,261 0.4114% 1930 — 4,379 0.4192% 1931 — 4,189 0.4244% 1932 — 3,755 0.3801% 1933 — 3,424 0.3675% 1934 — 3,565 0.3688% 1935 — 3,690 0.3797% 1936 — 3,484 0.3617% 1937 — 3,478 0.353% 1938 — 3,541 0.3459% 1939 — 3,567 0.3507% 1940 — 3,690 0.3472% 1941 — 3,920 0.3483% 1942 — 4,582 0.3629% 1943 — 4,697 0.3598% 1944 — 4,122 0.3326% 1945 — 4,058 0.3327% 1946 — 4,770 0.3233% 1947 — 5,493 0.3291% 1948 — 5,379 0.337% 1949 — 5,529 0.3437% 1950 — 5,451 0.3385% 1951 — 6,200 0.3657% 1952 — 6,226 0.3567% 1953 — 6,282 0.355% 1954 — 6,438 0.3522% 1955 — 6,047 0.3288% 1956 — 5,978 0.3165% 1957 — 5,265 0.2736% 1958 — 4,914 0.26% 1959 — 4,331 0.228% 1960 — 4,208 0.2221% 1961 — 3,919 0.2076% 1962 — 3,631 0.1978% 1963 — 3,530 0.1967% 1964 — 3,134 0.178% 1965 — 2,805 0.1715% 1966 — 2,428 0.1555% 1967 — 2,228 0.1468% 1968 — 2,131 0.1419% 1969 — 1,884 0.1223% 1970 — 1,933 0.1215% 1971 — 1,756 0.1169% 1972 — 1,460 0.1072% 1973 — 1,335 0.103% 1974 — 1,123 0.0864% 1975 — 1,146 0.0892% 1976 — 1,117 0.0867% 1977 — 1,083 0.0803% 1978 — 1,000 0.0744% 1979 — 1,031 0.0731% 1980 — 1,054 0.0721% 1981 — 977 0.0665% 1982 — 976 0.0653% 1983 — 870 0.059% 1984 — 854 0.0574% 1985 — 883 0.0582% 1986 — 840 0.0556% 1987 — 776 0.0509% 1988 — 794 0.051% 1989 — 837 0.0519% 1990 — 775 0.0468% 1991 — 743 0.0456% 1992 — 652 0.0408% 1993 — 596 0.0382% 1994 — 575 0.0375% 1995 — 499 0.0331% 1996 — 487 0.0325% 1997 — 476 0.0322% 1998 — 425 0.0284% 1999 — 467 0.0312% 2000 — 401 0.0263% 2001 — 404 0.0268% 2002 — 434 0.029% 2003 — 351 0.0231% 2004 — 366 0.024% 2005 — 368 0.0241% 2006 — 358 0.0229% 2007 — 342 0.0217% 2008 — 304 0.0197% 2009 — 325 0.0217% 2010 — 297 0.0206% 2011 — 323 0.0227% 2012 — 251 0.0176% 2013 — 305 0.0214% 2014 — 331 0.0227% 2015 — 318 0.0219% 2016 — 308 0.0214% 2017 — 305 0.0219% 2018 — 287 0.0209% 2019 — 337 0.0249% 2020 — 274 0.0215% 2021 — 266 0.0218% 2022 — 270 0.0205% 2023 — 250 0.0193% Alaska (AK) Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) District of Columbia (DC) Delaware (DE) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Hawaii (HI) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Hampshire (NH) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) Nevada (NV) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) Rhode Island (RI) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Vermont (VT) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Wyoming (WY) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Stanley If you like Stanley, you’ll love these other names like Stanley. What names are variants of Stanley? Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Stanley. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Stan Stony meadow English Stanlea Stony meadow English Stanlee Stony meadow English Stanly Stony meadow English What names sound like Stanley? If you like how Stanley sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Stanley. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Stanislas Careful, thoughtful Slavic Stanislav A variant form of Stanislaus. Slavic Stanislaw Slavic Lists With Stanley Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Stanley. Old School Boy Names Ready for a Revival // 188 names Old school boy names are circling back to once again rise on the charts. Discover these amazing monikers on our list. 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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Piper Pipe player English Share Your Thoughts 2 Comments Jessi Sep 5 at 4:24 pm Grandfathers name and husbands middle name? Reply Cortney Apr 11 at 4:00 pm Stanley is named after his great grandad whom we loved very much. Reply Share your thoughts on the name Stanley Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. 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