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
Stoney first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 23 Stoneys were born — ranking #5,499 that year. As of 2026, Stoney ranks #5,499 for girls 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
Stoney first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1922, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 259 Stoneys were born — ranking #498 that year. As of 2026, Stoney ranks #2,988 for boys 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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