Stasys

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 12 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Stasys is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name891 records spelled Stasys6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia

  Languages: English, German

  Also written Stašys

• a separate name58 records spelled Stasys2 spellings in the group

  Also written Stašys

• Russian given name32 records spelled Stasys15 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Finland

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Стасис, Стасіс, Stašys, Stasis, Stašis

33 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Stasys is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Lithuanian, Plg. Stūsius (žr.). Iš krikšto vardo Stanislovas trumpinių Stasjs, Stūsius (žr. K. Kuzavinis, B. Savukynas, 1971, p. 138); plg. dar brus. Cmaco : Cmanucxae (M. Bapmina, 1966, c. 156), lenk. Stas : Stanislaw (J. Bystron, 1936, p. 276), rus. Cmacb, Cmaca : Cmanucnae (H. Ilerposcxaū, 1966, c. 360).

  as a word·Vanagas, Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Dictionary of Lithuanian Surnames)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

SE SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) — 8 years between 2013–2020. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Stasys Šimkusb. 1887LTLithuanian composer (1887-1943)
• Stasys Girėnasb. 1893USLithuanian-American pilot
• Stasys Raštikisb. 1896LTGeneral of the Lithuanian Army (1896–1985)
• Stasys Lozoraitisb. 1898LTLithuanian diplomat (1898–1983)
• Stasys Antanas Bačkisb. 1906LTLithuanian diplomat (1906-1999)
• Stasys Lozoraitisb. 1924LTLithuanian diplomat and politician (1924-1994)
• Stasys Petronaitisb. 1932LTLithuanian actor
• Stasys Povilaitisb. 1947LTLithuanian artist (1947–2015)
• Stasys Eidrigevičiusb. 1949LTLithuanian artist (born 1949)
• Stasys Šedbarasb. 1958LTLithuanian judge and politician

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 36 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Stasys?

We estimate roughly 44 thousand people bear Stasys (counting its spellings and scripts) across 6 countries in our records.

In which country does Stasys have the most bearers?

We estimate about 44 thousand people bear Stasys in Lithuania, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled stasys.

Where is Stasys most common?

Stasys is densest in Lithuania, where the national register counts about 1 in 62 people carrying it.

How common is Stasys compared with other names?

In Lithuania, Stasys is the 14th most common given name of 5,871 given names recorded there.

Is Stasys a male or female name?

Stasys is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Stasys mean?

Recorded meaning: Plg. Stasius (žr.). Iš krikšto vardo Stanislovas trumpinių Stasys, Stasius (žr.