Stokely
Stokely is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Stokely
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stokely is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Stokely
As a girl name
Stokely first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2018, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 9 births, good for #10,293 nationwide. About 75% of every Stokely on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Stokely last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 20 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Stokely as a boy name dates back to 2013, when 6 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Stokely — #5,047 in the national rankings. About 57% of every Stokely on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Stokely ranks #5,787 for boys with 16 births, gradually falling (-10%). All told, over 183 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Stokely
Stokely is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 183 births in the dataset. Stokely's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #5,047. Use the chart and map above to compare Stokely's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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