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Stan

Stan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“to stand, become”
Origin
Slavic
Say it
STAN · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

Usually a short form of Stanley in English or of Slavic names such as Stanislav. In Slavic names, the element stan means 'stand' or 'become'.

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How popular is Stan?

20242.7 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Stan in 20249

Peak year1959

Total US babies since 18808,473

Stan is steady now but far below its 1959 peak.

Names like Stan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Stanleystony clearing · Old English
  • IvanGod is gracious · Slavic
  • Damirgive peace · Slavic
  • Dominikof the Lord · Slavic
  • IvaanGod is gracious · Slavic
  • Nikolavictory of the people · Slavic
  • JovanGod is gracious · Slavic
  • Vladimirgreat ruler · Slavic

Stan questions

What does the name Stan mean?

Stan means "to stand, become". It comes from Slavic. Usually a short form of Stanley in English or of Slavic names such as Stanislav. In Slavic names, the element stan means 'stand' or 'become'.

Is Stan a boy or girl name?

Stan is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Stan?

9 US babies were named Stan in 2024. Its peak year was 1959.

How do you pronounce Stan?

Stan is usually pronounced STAN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.