Is Stoney a boy or girl name?

Stoney is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,260 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.1% were girls and 94.8% were boys.

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Stoney

Recorded 1922–2025 · United States

Stoney was most popular in 1963, when 259 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,105 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,675, with 49 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,260 people named Stoney.

Stoney over time

Births per year. The dot marks Stoney’s peak in 1963. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Stoney a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Stoney is mostly a boy’s name — 5.1% of the 3,260 Americans given it were girls and 94.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 33% girls and 67% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Stoney

Where Stoney is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org