Boy
Stanley
Rooted in English, Stanley is a boy's name that means "From the stony meadow". It has not kept pace since its 1950s peak. In the current registry, it is a name most people have come across. The registry counts around 296,972 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
EnglishFrom the stony meadow
Old EnglishDweller near the stony field
Births by decade
1900s
4,185
1910s
36,049
1920s
49,761
1930s
37,316
1940s
46,456
1950s
57,340
1960s
30,177
1970s
13,332
1980s
9,290
1990s
6,126
2000s
4,127
2010s
2,813
Peaked in the 1950s · 296,972 total U.S. births since 1900