Staley

Popularity Trends

The name Staley is the #7,338 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 401 recorded births since 1913. This represents the 5.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 5.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,330 (5.5% percentile) for all time with 256 births since 1913. For girls, it ranks #5,571 (2.5% percentile) for all time with 145 births since 1969.

Staley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1913 (1913 for boys and 1969 for girls). Birth data for Staley is available in 54 out of the 111 years between 1913 and 2023 (41 years for boys and 22 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Staley has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (63.8% of all recorded births). In 2023, 45.5% of babies named Staley were boys. Interestingly, until around 1971, the name was more popular for boys (97.2% boys from 1913 to 1970), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (62.5% girls from 1971 to 2023).

For boys, Staley reached its peak popularity in 1942, achieving the 0.9% percentile (ranked #546) with 7 births per million. The name was most common in 1913, with 9 births per million (ranked 0.0% percentile). Despite a low point around 2020, the name has seen a recent decline in popularity for boys. Currently, Staley ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 29.3% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Staley reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 0.7% percentile (ranked #950) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2016, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Staley ranks #946 for girls (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 55.3% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Staley".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

145

Peak Births

Peak Year

2016

First Recorded

1969

Peak Percentile

0.7%

Current Percentile

0.1%

Peak Rank

#950

Current Rank

#946

Female statistics

Total Births

256

Peak Births

Peak Year

1942

First Recorded

1913

Peak Percentile

0.9%

Current Percentile

0.0%

Peak Rank

#546

Current Rank

#911

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Staley", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Staley.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Staley's popularity from 1910 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Staley at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Staley range from Rolan at 59.2% correlation to Noella at 53.5% correlation, with an average correlation level of 55.5%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Iris with 95.4K births (99% girls) and the least popular is Milam with 237 births (100% boys).

Staley's share of births peaked at 9.7 births per million in 2016 (6.2 for girls in 2016 and 9.3 for boys in 1942). It reached its lowest point of 2.3 births per million (24% of peak) in 1961. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Staley had 6.2 births per million, 64% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Rolan

1,045

59.20% (moderate)

Maribelle

1,388

56.45% (moderate)

Myers

703

56.35% (moderate)

Morrison

1,905

56.02% (moderate)

Birch

335

55.96% (moderate)

Roselyn

14k

55.81% (moderate)

Arden

15.1k

55.13% (moderate)

Iris

95.4k

54.77% (moderate)

Milam

237

54.72% (moderate)

Walden

1,452

54.42% (moderate)

Parks

1,336

53.51% (moderate)

Noella

3,006

53.45% (moderate)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Staley

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Staley. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Staley is pronounced as STAY-lee, which has 2 syllables.

STAY-lee

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STAY-lee (2 syllables)

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S T EY1 L IY0

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For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

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