The first name Stan

Stan last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 2003, with 28 births (#746).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Stan with other names.

In 2025, 7 boys born in the United States were named Stan, the 10,534th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1959, when 419 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Stan Laurel
  English actor (1890–1965)
• Stan Getz
  American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991)
• Stan Winston
  American special effects artist (1946–2008)
• Stan Musial
  American baseball player (1920-2013)
• Stan Lazaridis
  Australian association football player, born 1972
• Stan Kroenke
  American businessman, born 1947
• Stan Brakhage
  American filmmaker and writer (1933–2003)
• Stan Collymore
  English footballer, born 1971
• Stan Cullis
  English footballer and manager (1916–2001)
• Stan Kirsch
  American actor (1968-2020)
• Stan Van Gundy
  American basketball coach, born 1959
• Stan Sakai
  American comic artist, born 1953

What does the name Stan mean?

Clipping of Stanley.

How popular is the name Stan?

In 2023, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Stan, ranking 4,107th. Its peak was 2003, with 28 births.

Is Stan a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 8,480 US babies named Stan since 1880 were boys.

When was Stan most popular?

1959 in the United States, when 419 babies were named Stan, its highest rank at 386th.

How do you pronounce Stan?

Stan is /stæn/, one syllable.