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Stone

Pronounced S T OW1 N (ARPABET)

  • 1 syllable
  • Peaked 1999
  • 106 years in use
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How popular is Stone?

Stone is a boys' name, and first appears in 1919. It has been given to 6,554 children — the 1,341st most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1999, when 288 children were given it.

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1999Boys: 288Girls: 0

Characteristics

  • 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
S T OW1 N
Stress pattern:
1
Syllables:
1

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Stone

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Stone

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Stone?
Stone ranks 1,341st among boys' names in US records, with 6,554 births since 1919. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,975.
Is Stone a unisex name?
No. Stone is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Stone most popular?
1999, when 288 children were given the name. It has been in use for 106 years and is still recorded as of 2024.