Statler
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- STAT-ler
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #3,035 for boys
Statler is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,035th for boys in the US (40 babies).
What does Statler mean?
Germanic: American surname, probably from German Stadler
Statler and Waldorf are the two heckling old men in the balcony on The Muppet Show.
Is Statler a girl's or a boy's name?
Statler is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 40 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Statler in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,035among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 40about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 609% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 40 boys in the US were named Statler, making it the 3,035th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. It first appears in the records in 2005.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Statler of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Statler in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
Statler in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3,035 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
Names like Statler
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Wilder Wylder Archer Adler Baker Ledger Shepherd Ander Hendrix Vander Miller Walker
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Statler: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/statler, updated 20 October 2026.