How Many People Are Named Stan Musial?

There are approximately 1 people named Stan Musial living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Stan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Musial. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Stan: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Stan. The peak year was 1959 with 419 births. The average person named Stan today is 63 years old.

0 84 168 251 335 419 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Stan

In the 2020 Census, the first name Stan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (81.67%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (7.44%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (4.89%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Stan in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Stan rose or fell over time.

White
81.67%
Black
7.44%
Hispanic
2.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander
4.89%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.96%
Two or More Races
2.28%

Ancestry of the Musial Surname

The surname Musial was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Musial in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
93.36%
Black
0.29%
Hispanic
3.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.57%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.17%
Two or More Races
2.18%

How we calculated this

The first name "Stan" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Musial" appears at a rate of 0.58 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Stan are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Stan Musial: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Stan Musial?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Stan Musial are alive in the United States today. The first name Stan is shared by 6,080 Americans, and the surname Musial is shared by 2,003.

How rare is the name Stan Musial?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Stan is rare and the surname Musial is rare.

Is Stan a male or female name?

Stan is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1959 and the average bearer today is 63 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Stan?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Stan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (81.67%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (7.44%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (4.89%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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