Over the past 110 years, 289 780 boys and 102 girls have been named Stanley. The name Stanley ranks 112th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Stanley in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Stanley came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.