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How popular is the name Stan?
Births per year, rank history and how many Stans are alive today.
Stan (male) is a shortened form of the name Stanley. Stan itself was last registered for 4 babies in 2023; most Stans are registered as Stanley, which ranked 97th in 2025 with 536 babies.
Most people called Stan are registered as Stanley, and share that name's profile: the Stanley you are most likely to meet is around 11 years old - or else around 80: the name has two living generations. Half of all Stanleys born in England and Wales are between 14 and 78, and there are at least 42,000 of them alive today. Only some Stanleys go by Stan.
How many babies are named Stan or Stanley each year?
Combined registrations of Stanley, Stan. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Stanley rank as a registered name?
Where does Stan rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Stan short for Stanley?
Yes - Stan is a shortened form of Stanley. Stans are usually registered as Stanley at birth.
When was the name Stan most popular?
The full name Stanley peaked in 1904, when around 6,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Stan itself peaked as a registered name in 2003, with 28 babies.
How many people are called Stan?
There's no official count of people who go by Stan, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 42,000 people registered as Stanley born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Stan.
How old is the typical Stan?
Most people called Stan are registered as Stanley. Most living Stanleys are between 14 and 78; the most common age is about 11. There is a second cluster around 80.
Is Stan becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.