How Many People Are Named Stan?
An estimated 6,080 people in the United States have the first name Stan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Stan peaked in popularity in 1959 with 419 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Stan 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 Stan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,080
About 1 in 56,374 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1959
419 births
Total Registered
8,473
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Stan
Stan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,473 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Stan as a male name
Ranked #8,851 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (419 births)
Stan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Stan span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,368 babies were registered. Stan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Stan by Decade
How has Stan 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.
Stan by State
Birth registrations for Stan span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in Maryland, Montana, New Mexico. On average, about 145 Stans were registered per state.
Stan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Stan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Stan
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Stan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Stan?
We estimate approximately 6,080 people named Stan 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 56,374 Americans share this first name.
Is Stan a common name?
Stan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,473 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Stan most popular?
Stan reached peak popularity in 1959, when 419 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Stan is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Stan a male name?
Stan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Stan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Stan Smith, Stan Johnson, Stan 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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