Over the past 110 years, 102 girls and 289 780 boys have been named Stanley. The name Stanley ranks 8547th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Stanley in 1918. The peak of popularity of the name Stanley came in the 1910s and 1940s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.