Stan Name Popularity

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How popular is Stan?

In 2018 the rare name Stan, ranked the 7,021st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Stan is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity ranking of #386 was reached in 1959 with 420 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Stan was less than 5, most recently in 1913.

Stan, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1927-1933, 1934-1937, 1938-1942, 1943-1947, 1953-1958, 1995-1998, and 2013-2016, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1964-1974, 1975-1978, and 1988-1992.

For a number of years, the name Stan has been moving downward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Stan for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Stan?

Stan's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Stan is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Stan has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Stan (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		12	7,021
2017		11	7,456
2016		15	6,003
2015		13	6,609
2014		12	6,980
2013		9	8,655
2012		12	6,971
2011		5	14,046
2010		14	6,318
2009		6	12,267
2008		8	9,735
2007		5	14,102
2006		8	9,446
2005		8	8,970
2004		11	6,911
2003		12	6,197
2002		14	5,355
2001		9	7,424
2000		15	5,004
1999		10	6,445
1998		19	3,825
1997		10	6,024
1996		15	4,364
1995		14	4,474
1994		17	3,884
1993		22	3,129
1992		13	4,540
1991		18	3,437
1990		29	2,426
1989		30	2,290
1988		30	2,131
1987		30	2,051
1986		32	1,915
1985		30	1,965
1984		29	1,926
1983		37	1,623
1982		35	1,699
1981		58	1,205
1980		43	1,470
1979		39	1,529
1978		34	1,645
1977		53	1,221
1976		49	1,264
1975		55	1,144
1974		53	1,134
1973		76	929
1972		73	951
1971		72	964
1970		99	817
1969		99	779
1968		121	688
1967		147	621
1966		167	584
1965		194	551
1964		249	500
1963		282	471
1962		309	453
1961		332	439
1960		405	391
1959		420	386
1958		400	392
1957		303	440
1956		248	484
1955		221	496
1954		186	532
1953		153	583
1952		145	579
1951		145	576
1950		145	562
1949		137	578
1948		212	458
1947		255	428
1946		205	444
1945		155	482
1944		167	470
1943		143	526
1942		142	514
1941		120	545
1940		81	676
1939		71	714
1938		81	672
1937		75	698
1936		65	754
1935		59	813
1934		56	841
1933		59	810
1932		42	1,035
1931		34	1,189
1930		32	1,276
1929		24	1,519
1928		21	1,696
1927		21	1,743
1926		20	1,780
1925		19	1,860
1924		17	2,038
1923		18	1,935
1922		17	2,028
1921		17	2,048
1920		8	3,464
1919		8	3,355
1918		14	2,251
1917		9	2,927
1916		10	2,712
1915		8	3,040
1914		9	2,433
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.