How Many People Are Named Stanley Kramer?

There are approximately 28 people named Stanley Kramer living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 12,241,226 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Stanley with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kramer. 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 in 12,241,226 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Stanley

Last Name

Kramer

Stanley: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Stanley. The peak year was 1954 with 6,472 births. The average person named Stanley today is 64 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Stanley

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Stanley 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 Stanley rose or fell over time.

White

70.91%

Black

18.53%

Hispanic

2.65%

Asian/Pacific Islander

4.80%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.85%

Two or More Races

2.27%

Ancestry of the Kramer Surname

The surname Kramer 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 Kramer 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

92.39%

Black

0.45%

Hispanic

3.22%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.82%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.30%

Two or More Races

2.83%

How we calculated this

The first name "Stanley" has an estimated frequency of 0.0406% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Kramer" appears at a rate of 20.39 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 Stanley are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 28 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Stanley

Stanley Smith Stanley Johnson Stanley Williams Stanley Brown Stanley Jones Stanley Garcia Stanley Perez Stanley Baker

Other people with the surname Kramer

Michael Kramer James Kramer John Kramer David Kramer Robert Kramer William Kramer Jerry Kramer Wayne Kramer

Stanley Kramer: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Stanley Kramer?

We estimate approximately 28 people named Stanley Kramer are alive in the United States today. The first name Stanley is shared by 139,218 Americans, and the surname Kramer is shared by 69,893.

How rare is the name Stanley Kramer?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 12,241,226 Americans. The first name Stanley is common and the surname Kramer is uncommon.

Is Stanley a male or female name?

Stanley is predominantly male, with 99.5% of bearers being male and 0.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1954 and the average bearer today is 64 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Stanley?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Stanley was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (70.91%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (18.53%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (4.80%). 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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