Stone is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Stone means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Stone across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Stone has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Stone is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “stone”. From an English surname, now a nature name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,831 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 26 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Stone per year, United States (1919 to 2025). United States peaked in 1999 (288/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (5/yr).
Stone is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1999, when it ranked #1,386 nationally (given to 288 babies that year).
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