Stone: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “stone”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- STOHN · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
English surname from someone who lived by a notable stone or rocky place. As a first name it is a transferred surname and word name.
How popular is Stone?
Babies named Stone in 2024221
2024 rank#1,048 boys
Peak year1999
Total US babies since 18806,554
Stone is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Stone
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Stone questions
What does the name Stone mean?
Stone means "stone". It comes from English. English surname from someone who lived by a notable stone or rocky place. As a first name it is a transferred surname and word name.
Is Stone a boy or girl name?
Stone is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Stone?
221 US babies were named Stone in 2024. Its peak year was 1999.
How do you pronounce Stone?
Stone is usually pronounced STOHN.
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.