How Many People Are Named Stoney?
An estimated 2,823 people in the United States have the first name Stoney. It is predominantly male (95.2%). The average bearer is 44 years old, and Stoney peaked in popularity in 1963 with 259 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Stoney 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 Stoney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Stoney is overwhelmingly male, 155 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
2,823
About 1 in 121,415 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.2% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1963
259 births
Total Registered
3,211
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Stoney
Stoney is predominantly male (95.2%), though 155 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Stoney as a male name
Ranked #2,900 in 2024
44 male births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (259 births)
Stoney as a female name
Ranked #6,110 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (20 births)
Stoney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Stoney span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 815 babies were registered. Stoney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Stoney by Decade
How has Stoney 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.
Stoney by State
Birth registrations for Stoney span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Georgia. The lowest are in Missouri, Colorado, West Virginia. On average, about 47 Stoneys were registered per state.
Stoney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Stoney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Stoney
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Stoney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Stoney?
We estimate approximately 2,823 people named Stoney 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 121,415 Americans share this first name.
Is Stoney a common name?
Stoney is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,211 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Stoney most popular?
Stoney reached peak popularity in 1963, when 259 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Stoney is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Stoney a male name?
Stoney is predominantly male. 95.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Stoney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Stoney Smith, Stoney Johnson, Stoney 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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