Stanley name meaning

Gender: Boy

Origin: Old English and Slavic

Usage: English, Hindi, Tamil, Icelandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: s-tan-ley

Meaning: Lives by the Stony Meadow, Stone Meadow and Stand Up and Glory

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What does Stanley mean?

Stanley's meaning is Rocky Meadow, Stone Meadow or Stand Up and Glory has origin in Old English and Slavic given to both boys and girls is used dominantly in Norwegian, Tamil, Finnish, English, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic and Hindi.

Stanley is a form of Stanislas. Stanislas is a form of prominent, perennial and pious Stanislaus. Stanislas is a resultant of Stanislav. Stanislas means Fame, Firmness and Slav came from Slavonic and Old Slavic.

Stanley means Rocky Meadow, Stone Meadow or Stand Up and Glory is rooted from Old English and Slavic, a gender insensitive name is substantially used in Norwegian, Tamil, Finnish, English, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic and Hindi.

Stanley is formed by sufficiently quirky STEIN and everlasting and commonly accepted LEAH, which itself is English equivalent of Lea. LEAH is English equivalent of Lea, which itself is French equivalent of Leah that is usedforeign.

Also LEAH is French equivalent of Leah that is usedforeign. It is celebrated on April 11th.

How do I pronounce Stanley?

Two syllabled Stanley is pronounced as s-tan-ley. Some people pronounce it as st(a)-nley.

Variants of Stanley

Stan, Stanislas, Stanford, Stanton, Stanislaus, Almsteinn, *StainawarijaR, Harley, Stamford, Stanislav, Stanislaw, Arleigh, Arlie, Harleyann

Names that rhyme with Stanley

How popular is the name Stanley?

Stanley was a very popular name in United States. Over 300592 babies have been named Stanley since 1880. At its zenith in 1915, it ranked 34th when 6438 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.

However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 224 years but still performing better than most of the names. Additionally, the given name has been in the top 50 baby names 23 times Also, Stanley was among the popular names in England and Wales.

Since emerging in 1996 around 12243 babies have been given the name. When at the peak of its usage in 2015, 1078 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 59th position.

However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 23 years but still dominating the charts. Moreover, the given name has been to the top 100 baby names 10 times

Stanley was a common name in France.

Over 2742 babies have been named Stanley since 1914. At the peak of its usage in 1998,. After 82 years, the name has past its prime. Stanley is a familiar baby name in New South Wales during its short run, it been to the top 100 names.

In 1952, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 95 on boy names chart when 59 babies were given the name Stanley. There are over 118 babies that have been given the name Stanley in New South Wales.

Stanley is an uncommon baby name in Ireland, even after 28 years of use, it could not make it big. Over 116 babies in Ireland have been named Stanley. In Belgium, it is relatively new, first appeared in 1996.

Stanley is a rare baby name in New South Wales there is very thin chances of it still being given since it isn't seen since 1953. Over 118 babies in New South Wales have been named Stanley.

However things change on global perspective, Stanley is extremely popular in Nigeria where every 1 in 2000 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Kenya, England, Haiti, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, Canada, Ghana, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Jamaica, DR Congo and India.

According to our estimate, over 800000 babies have been named Stanley globally.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018	706	339
2017	701	348
2016	681	364
2015	690	363
2014	682	370

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Stanley in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	1230	711	5	5
	191	28	10	0

Numerological aspects of Stanley

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Middle names for Stanley

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