Stan - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Stan \s-tan\ is a variant of Stanley (Old English), and the meaning of Stan is "stony meadow".

The baby name Stan sounds like Stana and Sten. Other similar baby names are Etan, Sean and Stian.

Stan is a popular male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Stan. Compare Stan with related baby names.