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Not at all. I know a child named Stanley and never had either of those thoughts. Maybe if his middle name was Lee or if we called him Stan, but it never crossed my mind before. I thought it was old fashioned, but he’s a Jr. so it makes sense.

Ruined, no but utterly unattractive, yes.

No? I don't associate stalkers, and I don't know who Stan Lee is.

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But Stanley is famously a tool company, and Stanley the name sounds like someone who'd be a tool figuratively. I don't think that ruins it for people who like it, but that's how I hear it.

This message was edited 1/2/2022, 4:56 PM

I don't think so... well, not in the UK. I know a Stanley who is 10 years old, and it works, although most people's immediate thoughts on knowing a young boy Stanley were 'that's pretty old-fashioned' (among the people I work with). I just don't like the name very much.

It's not ruined, but it's extremely dated and dorky. There's also the popular Flat Stanley character.
I'm told by a friend whose family is of Polish descent that in places with large numbers of Polish people, the word Stanley is slang for any Polish-American male, because apparently the name Stanley was once very popular in that group. He's done his family tree and there's tons of Stanleys (and Stephanies) on it.

No I don’t think so.

Ummm..it might ruin Stan, but not Stanley. The nickname can be avoided, I think.

“Stan” in that context is actually from the Eminem song, Stan. I’m not sure what Stan Lee has done wrong?

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Anyway, I love the name Stanley. It’s quite popular here.