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Boy name Old English origin

Stanley

STAN-lee · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Stony meadow or stone clearing
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
English · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#875
2024 births275
Peak year1954
First appeared1880
Total US births301,142
1954 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Stan
Alternate spellings
Stanly
In other languages
StanislavStanislas

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Notable people named Stanley

Stanley Kubrick
Stan Lee
Stanley Tucci