Meaning & origin
What it means
Standley is a form of Stanley. Stanley means “stone.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Standley is a form of Stanley. Stanley comes from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Standley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 382
- 382 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 259 as a first name in 2020; 4,049 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Standley’s family of names
In English usage, Standley as a surname has a related form in Stanley. In English usage, Standley as a surname has a related form in STANDLEE. In English usage, Standley as a surname has a related form in STANDLEE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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