How Many People Are Named Staley?
An estimated 294 people in the United States have the first name Staley. It is used for both genders, with 63.1% male. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Staley peaked in popularity in 2016 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Staley as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Staley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Staley has undergone a significant gender shift. Originally given predominantly to boys, it is now more commonly a girls' name.
Estimated Living Americans
294
About 1 in 1,165,831 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
63.1% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2016
19 births
Total Registered
406
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Staley
Staley is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (63.1%) and females (36.9%). Out of 406 total births registered, 256 were male and 150 were female.
Staley as a male name
Ranked #13,903 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1942 (10 births)
Staley as a female name
Ranked #17,320 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (12 births)
Staley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Staley span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 76 babies were registered. While Staley is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Staley by Decade
How has Staley tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Staley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Staley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Staley
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Staley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Staley?
We estimate approximately 294 people named Staley are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,165,831 Americans share this first name.
Is Staley a common name?
Staley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 406 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Staley most popular?
Staley reached peak popularity in 2016, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Staley is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Staley a male name?
Staley is predominantly male. 63.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Staley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Staley Smith, Staley Johnson, Staley Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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