Stoney
Stoney is a given name, nickname, stage name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Stoney
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stoney is a given name, nickname, stage name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Stoney
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Stoney as a girl name dates back to 1988, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Stoney — #5,499 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 65% of all recorded Stoneys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,499 among girl names with 23 births, rising sharply (+72% over the past five years). In total, more than 200 Stoneys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Stoney on the record books as a boy name in 1922, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 259 Stoneys were born — ranking #498 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Stoneys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,988 among boy names with 42 births, rising sharply (+59% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Stoneys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Stoney
Stoney is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Stoney's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #498. Use the chart and map above to compare Stoney'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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