Given name & surname
Stone
“as solid as a stone”
Stone is a variant of Stoney. One English interpretation is “as solid as a stone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Stone is a variant of Stoney. One English interpretation is “as solid as a stone.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Stone is a variant of Stoney. An origin associated with Stoney is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stone through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,831
- 6,676 boys · 155 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 288 babies
- 2025
- 275
- #916 for boys · #6,796 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +23%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 258 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 916 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 288 in 1999. It also appeared in 17 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (26). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,336 as a first name in 2020; 147,006 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.
Stone’s family of names
In English usage, Stone has a diminutive in Stonie. In English usage, Stone shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Nynorsk form Stein. Stone has a related form in Stoney.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Stone has relatives in 5 languages.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Stone
- Stone GossardAmerican guitarist (born 1966)
- Stone JohnsonAmerican sprinter and football player (1940-1963)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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