Stan
Boy name · 10 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Stan: 10 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 4 births in 2011.
Stan began as a short form of Stanley, an Old English place name from *stan* (stone) and *leah* (clearing), so it originally meant “stone meadow.” It also has independent Slavic roots, where it means “to stand” or “become.” The name is famously borne by comic duo Stan Laurel, Marvel visionary Stan Lee, and tennis champion Stan Smith. Places like Stanley in Perthshire, Scotland, and the capital of the Falkland Islands share the same etymological root as Stanley. In modern pop culture, the name gained a new association through Eminem’s 2000 song “Stan,” which coined a term for an overly obsessive fan—a striking
Boy 3 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20114 babies
- Latest (2019)
- #7013 babies
- Total births
- 10since 2011
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y