Meaning and history
Stan is an English short form of Stanley and also a common diminutive of Slavic names beginning with Stan-, an element meaning "to stand" or "become." Stanley originally came from an English surname meaning "stone clearing." Notable bearers include comic-book writer Stan Lee, comedian Stan Laurel and tennis player Stan Wawrinka.
20062006: 8 births, rank #8,732
2007: 5 births, rank #12,367
2008: 8 births, rank #9,019
2009: 6 births, rank #10,994
2010: 14 births, rank #6,036
20112011: 5 births, rank #12,287
2012: 12 births, rank #6,626
2013: 9 births, rank #8,118
2014: 12 births, rank #6,632
2015: 13 births, rank #6,324
20162016: 15 births, rank #5,789
2017: 11 births, rank #7,095
2018: 12 births, rank #6,703
2019: 10 births, rank #7,643
2020: 10 births, rank #7,502
20212021: 10 births, rank #7,587
2022: 6 births, rank #10,863
2023: 6 births, rank #10,821
2024: 9 births, rank #8,312
20252025: 7 births, rank #9,714
Stan rose from #950 to #929 for boys between 1972 and 1973. Its highest annual birth count came in 1959, with 419 births.