How Many People Are Named Stone?
An estimated 6,418 people in the United States have the first name Stone. It is predominantly male (97.9%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Stone peaked in popularity in 1999 with 288 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Stone 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 Stone paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Stone is overwhelmingly male, 138 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Stone is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,418
About 1 in 53,405 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.9% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
1999
288 births
Total Registered
6,554
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Stone
Stone is predominantly male (97.9%), though 138 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Stone as a male name
Ranked #1,048 in 2024
210 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (288 births)
Stone as a female name
Ranked #9,449 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (20 births)
Stone: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Stone span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,066 babies were registered. While Stone is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Stone by Decade
How has Stone 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.
Stone by State
Birth registrations for Stone span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Nevada, Massachusetts, Idaho. On average, about 125 Stones were registered per state.
Stone + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Stone as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Stone
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Stone: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Stone?
We estimate approximately 6,418 people named Stone 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 53,405 Americans share this first name.
Is Stone a common name?
Stone is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,554 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Stone most popular?
Stone reached peak popularity in 1999, when 288 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Stone is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Stone a male name?
Stone is predominantly male. 97.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Stone Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Stone Smith, Stone Johnson, Stone 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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