babyNamedStan
“short form of Stanislaus, to become glorious”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Slavic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 713th
- births in 2023–2025
- 185
- babies born in France
- 1 in 9,804
- −9.4% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2015
Meaning and origin of Stan
Stan is thought to mean “short form of Stanislaus, to become glorious” and is of Slavic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Stan in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2015.
- Over recent years, Stan has been falling (−9.4% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Stan every 44 schools, all spellings combined.
Stan in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 233,706
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Stann (in French)20
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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