The baby name Stanley appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1953 with 8,472 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Stanley has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 918 |
| 1911 | 1,087 |
| 1912 | 2,328 |
| 1913 | 3,005 |
| 1914 | 4,086 |
| 1915 | 5,584 |
| 1916 | 5,923 |
| 1917 | 6,176 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1918 | 6,608 |
| 1919 | 6,120 |
| 1920 | 6,203 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1921 | 6,095 |
| 1922 | 5,834 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1923 | 5,840 |
| 1924 | 15 |
| 1924 | 6,002 |
| 1925 | 12 |
| 1925 | 5,833 |
| 1926 | 5,813 |
| 1927 | 32 |
| 1927 | 5,637 |
| 1928 | 6 |
| 1928 | 5,034 |
| 1929 | 15 |
| 1929 | 4,876 |
| 1930 | 12 |
| 1930 | 5,137 |
| 1931 | 5 |
| 1931 | 4,826 |
| 1932 | 6 |
| 1932 | 4,329 |
| 1933 | 5 |
| 1933 | 4,206 |
| 1934 | 4,251 |
| 1935 | 4,479 |
| 1936 | 4,343 |
| 1937 | 4,368 |
| 1938 | 4,215 |
| 1939 | 4,121 |
| 1940 | 4,498 |
| 1941 | 4,826 |
| 1942 | 5,682 |
| 1943 | 5,771 |
| 1944 | 5,016 |
| 1945 | 4,782 |
| 1946 | 5,071 |
| 1947 | 5 |
| 1947 | 6,786 |
| 1948 | 7,000 |
| 1949 | 7,039 |
| 1950 | 7,067 |
| 1951 | 7,587 |
| 1952 | 7,702 |
| 1953 | 8,472 |
| 1954 | 8,129 |
| 1955 | 8,299 |
| 1956 | 8,007 |
| 1957 | 6,651 |
| 1958 | 6,453 |
| 1959 | 5,415 |
| 1960 | 5,242 |
| 1961 | 4,867 |
| 1962 | 4,661 |
| 1963 | 4,640 |
| 1964 | 4,034 |
| 1965 | 3,559 |
| 1966 | 3,034 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1967 | 2,806 |
| 1968 | 2,631 |
| 1969 | 2,310 |
| 1970 | 2,293 |
| 1971 | 2,094 |
| 1972 | 1,721 |
| 1973 | 1,534 |
| 1974 | 1,338 |
| 1975 | 1,275 |
| 1976 | 1,361 |
| 1977 | 1,370 |
| 1978 | 1,157 |
| 1979 | 1,280 |
| 1980 | 1,359 |
| 1981 | 1,079 |
| 1982 | 1,056 |
| 1983 | 1,017 |
| 1984 | 916 |
| 1985 | 875 |
| 1986 | 1,103 |
| 1987 | 851 |
| 1988 | 802 |
| 1989 | 894 |
| 1990 | 824 |
| 1991 | 797 |
| 1992 | 825 |
| 1993 | 695 |
| 1994 | 681 |
| 1995 | 531 |
| 1996 | 579 |
| 1997 | 539 |
| 1998 | 505 |
| 1999 | 531 |
| 2000 | 470 |
| 2001 | 460 |
| 2002 | 465 |
| 2003 | 382 |
| 2004 | 461 |
| 2005 | 435 |
| 2006 | 423 |
| 2007 | 365 |
| 2008 | 366 |
| 2009 | 357 |
| 2010 | 328 |
| 2011 | 358 |
| 2012 | 281 |
| 2013 | 351 |
| 2014 | 394 |
| 2015 | 397 |
| 2016 | 404 |
| 2017 | 415 |
| 2018 | 337 |
| 2019 | 373 |
| 2020 | 332 |
| 2021 | 334 |
| 2022 | 291 |
| 2023 | 292 |
| 2024 | 251 |