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What does Stanley mean?
Stanley 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced STAN-lee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Stanley is "stony meadow". Place name. Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick; actor Stanley Tucci.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, meadow
Variations
VARIANTS Stan▼, Stanlea, Stanlee, Stanly
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Stanley Filip (S.F.), ..
How popular is Stanley?
Stanley is a very popular first name for men (#106 out of 1220, Top 9%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#292 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Stanley reached its apex position of #37 in the U.S. during the years 1910-1919, and is at #707 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Stanley (#707 A YEAR AGO) appearing in the Top 2000 are Stan and Stanly. Adoption of these forms of Stanley was common among parents a century ago (USAGE OF 0.54%) and is now much diminished (USAGE 0.02%, 96.5% LESS), with versions like Stan becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Atley, Baxley, Beasley, Blaney, Branley, Brinley, Cailey, Carley, Chancey, Charley▼, Claney, Cranley, Daley, Darnley, Dawley, Dunnley (see Dunley), Earley, Farnley, Finley▲, Finnley▲, Gianney (see Gian), Hagley, Haley, Handley, Hanley, Hayley, Headley, Kaley, Kayley, Kenley, Langley, Manley, Marley▲, Penley, Radley, Randey, Ransley, Rawley, Sable, Salem, Sammey, Sandey, Sante, Santee, Scanlan, Scanlen (see Scanlon), Sealey, Seeley, Shandey (see Shandy), Shanley, Shannley, Shelley, Sorley, Stacey▼, Stacy▼, Stanaway, Stanbery, Stanbury, Stanek, Stannes (see Stanislaus), Stannway (see Stanway), Stanten, Stanway, Stensen, Stepney, Stiles, Stone, Stoner, Stones, Stoney, Sulley, Sunney, Sydney▼, Tanney and Yancey. These names tend to be less frequently used than Stanley.
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