MallowbyNames

Stanley vs Gary

Stanley leads today (#863 vs #1,073), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Stanley and Gary per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

12.9k25.8k38.8k1880192019602000StanleyGary1880: Stanley 65 · Gary 61881: Stanley 76 · Gary 61882: Stanley 76 · Gary 101883: Stanley 68 · Gary 01884: Stanley 105 · Gary 51885: Stanley 97 · Gary 71886: Stanley 95 · Gary 71887: Stanley 110 · Gary 71888: Stanley 154 · Gary 61889: Stanley 151 · Gary 01890: Stanley 223 · Gary 111891: Stanley 178 · Gary 61892: Stanley 181 · Gary 151893: Stanley 212 · Gary 71894: Stanley 218 · Gary 101895: Stanley 233 · Gary 121896: Stanley 259 · Gary 131897: Stanley 240 · Gary 131898: Stanley 295 · Gary 71899: Stanley 258 · Gary 81900: Stanley 342 · Gary 91901: Stanley 239 · Gary 101902: Stanley 334 · Gary 181903: Stanley 361 · Gary 81904: Stanley 371 · Gary 111905: Stanley 384 · Gary 161906: Stanley 455 · Gary 161907: Stanley 516 · Gary 161908: Stanley 547 · Gary 261909: Stanley 607 · Gary 121910: Stanley 761 · Gary 161911: Stanley 997 · Gary 251912: Stanley 2,017 · Gary 441913: Stanley 2,595 · Gary 401914: Stanley 3,559 · Gary 591915: Stanley 4,807 · Gary 781916: Stanley 5,130 · Gary 721917: Stanley 5,186 · Gary 721918: Stanley 5,618 · Gary 741919: Stanley 5,238 · Gary 821920: Stanley 5,314 · Gary 741921: Stanley 5,231 · Gary 861922: Stanley 5,045 · Gary 731923: Stanley 5,036 · Gary 851924: Stanley 5,186 · Gary 841925: Stanley 5,030 · Gary 1151926: Stanley 4,966 · Gary 1041927: Stanley 4,902 · Gary 1301928: Stanley 4,481 · Gary 2271929: Stanley 4,265 · Gary 5371930: Stanley 4,383 · Gary 7131931: Stanley 4,202 · Gary 9901932: Stanley 3,759 · Gary 1,2951933: Stanley 3,432 · Gary 2,2541934: Stanley 3,569 · Gary 3,3541935: Stanley 3,696 · Gary 4,4901936: Stanley 3,492 · Gary 5,1921937: Stanley 3,483 · Gary 6,7631938: Stanley 3,544 · Gary 8,8611939: Stanley 3,570 · Gary 9,6841940: Stanley 3,694 · Gary 12,5731941: Stanley 3,926 · Gary 14,5681942: Stanley 4,587 · Gary 17,0681943: Stanley 4,699 · Gary 17,8681944: Stanley 4,121 · Gary 20,0581945: Stanley 4,058 · Gary 21,3451946: Stanley 4,767 · Gary 26,9311947: Stanley 5,501 · Gary 30,0291948: Stanley 5,383 · Gary 28,3971949: Stanley 5,527 · Gary 28,9351950: Stanley 5,453 · Gary 33,7371951: Stanley 6,205 · Gary 38,1601952: Stanley 6,226 · Gary 38,7541953: Stanley 6,275 · Gary 36,9671954: Stanley 6,448 · Gary 37,9201955: Stanley 6,050 · Gary 34,4331956: Stanley 5,985 · Gary 31,8421957: Stanley 5,268 · Gary 29,5301958: Stanley 4,911 · Gary 25,2871959: Stanley 4,343 · Gary 23,3031960: Stanley 4,221 · Gary 21,6931961: Stanley 3,923 · Gary 22,1741962: Stanley 3,635 · Gary 20,8841963: Stanley 3,541 · Gary 18,9291964: Stanley 3,130 · Gary 17,2061965: Stanley 2,819 · Gary 15,2591966: Stanley 2,437 · Gary 14,1551967: Stanley 2,247 · Gary 12,6161968: Stanley 2,145 · Gary 11,9731969: Stanley 1,907 · Gary 11,1421970: Stanley 1,949 · Gary 10,7161971: Stanley 1,769 · Gary 9,1901972: Stanley 1,473 · Gary 7,7581973: Stanley 1,358 · Gary 6,8511974: Stanley 1,144 · Gary 6,4441975: Stanley 1,169 · Gary 6,1141976: Stanley 1,151 · Gary 5,5921977: Stanley 1,115 · Gary 5,4471978: Stanley 1,021 · Gary 5,1111979: Stanley 1,065 · Gary 5,0381980: Stanley 1,096 · Gary 5,0371981: Stanley 1,014 · Gary 4,9461982: Stanley 1,000 · Gary 4,6421983: Stanley 908 · Gary 4,2661984: Stanley 885 · Gary 3,9511985: Stanley 920 · Gary 3,8121986: Stanley 871 · Gary 3,7191987: Stanley 822 · Gary 3,4861988: Stanley 826 · Gary 3,2441989: Stanley 869 · Gary 3,1271990: Stanley 809 · Gary 3,0691991: Stanley 778 · Gary 2,6771992: Stanley 694 · Gary 2,3931993: Stanley 637 · Gary 2,0641994: Stanley 607 · Gary 1,8981995: Stanley 562 · Gary 1,6251996: Stanley 531 · Gary 1,5431997: Stanley 525 · Gary 1,3271998: Stanley 473 · Gary 1,3451999: Stanley 508 · Gary 1,2532000: Stanley 453 · Gary 1,1682001: Stanley 443 · Gary 1,0132002: Stanley 472 · Gary 1,0432003: Stanley 405 · Gary 9122004: Stanley 413 · Gary 9252005: Stanley 410 · Gary 8792006: Stanley 404 · Gary 8702007: Stanley 398 · Gary 7792008: Stanley 370 · Gary 6792009: Stanley 359 · Gary 6112010: Stanley 347 · Gary 5472011: Stanley 348 · Gary 5272012: Stanley 315 · Gary 4922013: Stanley 355 · Gary 4462014: Stanley 372 · Gary 4932015: Stanley 365 · Gary 4792016: Stanley 367 · Gary 4442017: Stanley 351 · Gary 4072018: Stanley 344 · Gary 3742019: Stanley 377 · Gary 3032020: Stanley 335 · Gary 2882021: Stanley 312 · Gary 2532022: Stanley 325 · Gary 2372023: Stanley 304 · Gary 2032024: Stanley 278 · Gary 1872025: Stanley 278 · Gary 201
StanleyGary

Head to head

StanleyGary
2025 rank
#863
#1,073
Babies named in 2025
278
201
Peak year
1916
1951
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
301,425
902,152
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