Stuart

Last seen for girls in 1998 at #14,122 · #2,516 for boys in 2025, 53 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1960 · 2,074 births
Debut · boys
16 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
68,876
since 1880

Stuart over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Stuart has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #161, 1960boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,51653
2024—#3,21637
2023—#2,61450
2022—#2,35560
2021—#2,55251
2020—#2,29259
2019—#2,22862
2018—#2,08368
2017—#1,95873
2016—#2,18462
2015—#1,79084
2014—#1,79483
2013—#1,73384
2012—#1,72987
2011—#1,58797
2010—#1,69790
2009—#1,459114
2008—#1,452113
2007—#1,306132
2006—#1,097160
2005—#1,053157
2004—#1,034158
2003—#964169
2002—#868189
2001—#723242
2000—#667268
1999—#696241
1998#14,1225#661259
1997#10,8367#589305
1996#13,5185#564324
1995#10,5147#514397
1994—#463473
1993—#468450
1992#11,7386#427519
1991#13,1475#360666
1990—#344708
1989—#323739
1988#10,3866#319676
1987#9,8256#319658
1986#10,9125#300685
1985#6,45710#268780
1984#10,4225#293691
1983#8,0477#310637
1982#9,2376#326586
1981—#321595
1980—#334561
1979—#327570
1978—#324540
1977#7,5677#323577
1976—#314560
1975#9,0675#315565
1974—#276678
1973#6,0808#273677
1972—#313587
1971#8,3245#269788
1970#7,0706#273768
1969#5,9747#250834
1968—#240887
1967#5,4577#228962
1966#5,8096#2021,171
1965—#1951,295
1964#6,0096#1841,512
1963#4,5399#1871,589
1962—#1751,735
1961#5,3097#1661,902
1960#4,18410#1612,074
1959#5,0317#1681,848
1958#4,5208#2031,337
1957—#1941,427
1956—#1861,489
1955#5,8285#1891,405
1954#5,7535#1781,495
1953—#1851,367
1952#4,1238#1881,258
1951—#1861,250
1950#3,9628#1861,196
1949#5,2445#1781,194
1948#4,2057#1881,073
1947#5,2955#1781,191
1946—#1801,031
1945—#191788
1944—#192795
1943#4,1966#178924
1942#3,1949#171963
1941—#173886
1940#4,3495#195680
1939#3,7826#207590
1938#4,3425#199640
1937#2,9409#198623
1936#4,1815#215542
1935—#236495
1934—#235493
1933—#250439
1932#3,5687#250463
1931—#277399
1930#3,3458#279412
1929—#282386
1928#4,7255#282395
1927#3,8757#305358
1926—#296368
1925—#287399
1924#5,0615#303355
1923—#289374
1922—#309344
1921—#307351
1920—#322326
1919—#343270
1918#2,82211#344280
1917—#326278
1916—#332259
1915#4,2745#335249
1914—#338188
1913—#322157
1912—#349118
1911—#41648
1910—#43040
1909—#43633
1908—#52223
1907—#37536
1906—#36333
1905—#35534
1904—#32238
1903—#38126
1902—#44022
1901—#39922
1900—#49022
1899—#43818
1898—#45220
1897—#39223
1896—#43820
1895—#43720
1894—#50216
1893—#44817
1892—#48017
1891—#38620
1890—#53313
1889—#38821
1888—#50515
1887—#39218
1886—#43117
1885—#52113
1884—#57011
1883—#55611
1882—#61110
1881—#50312
1880—#44216
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Stuart was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1885, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.

Where Stuart is popular in 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedAKMaine: #144 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 890 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedNHWashington: #206 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,691 boysWAIdaho: #152 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 810 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #152 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,156 boysMNIllinois: #159 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,246 boysILWisconsin: #160 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,476 boysWIMichigan: #165 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,593 boysMINew York: #83 for boys · 150 births · 1 in 560 boysNYMassachusetts: #88 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 797 boysMARhode Island: #102 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 839 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedIAIndiana: #221 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,394 boysINOhio: #195 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,266 boysOHPennsylvania: #201 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,864 boysPANew Jersey: #155 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,604 boysNJConnecticut: #112 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,080 boysCTCalifornia: #179 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,271 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedUTColorado: #228 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,673 boysCONebraska: #200 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,477 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedMOKentucky: #357 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,615 boysKYWest Virginia: #296 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,995 boysWVVirginia: #118 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 623 boysVAMaryland: #190 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,257 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #392 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,864 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #127 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 902 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedHITexas: #595 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,189 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#83 · 1 in 560
  2. Massachusetts#88 · 1 in 797
  3. Rhode Island#102 · 1 in 839
  4. Connecticut#112 · 1 in 1,080
  5. Virginia#118 · 1 in 623

Best ever in a state: #54 in Hawaii, 1964.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#831501 in 560
Massachusetts#88351 in 797
Rhode Island#10251 in 839
Connecticut#11291 in 1,080
Virginia#118351 in 623
District of Columbia#12751 in 902
Maine#14471 in 890
Idaho#15251 in 810
Minnesota#152181 in 1,156
New Jersey#155151 in 1,604
Illinois#159421 in 1,246
Wisconsin#160161 in 1,476
Michigan#165251 in 1,593
California#179301 in 1,271
Maryland#19051 in 2,257
Ohio#195211 in 2,266
Nebraska#20071 in 1,477
Pennsylvania#201251 in 2,864
Washington#20661 in 1,691
Indiana#221101 in 2,394
Colorado#22851 in 1,673
West Virginia#29661 in 2,995
Kentucky#35771 in 3,615
North Carolina#39271 in 4,864
Texas#59591 in 6,189
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Stuart
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 700 spots since 2024 (#3,216 → #2,516)
  • 224 spots since 2020 (#2,292 → #2,516)
  • 726 spots since 2015 (#1,790 → #2,516)
  • Biggest jump: 147 spots in 1891 (#533 → #386)
  • Biggest drop: 147 spots in 1908 (#375 → #522)
Rise & fade · boys
80 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1960 at #161 (2,074 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 124 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1880–2003
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,028
  • Highest: 1 in 1,028 boys born in 1960 were named Stuart (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 32,228 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 20.4% of all boys named Stuart (14,072) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s144#388 (1889)#492
1890s184#386 (1891)#451
1900s289#322 (1904)#408
1910s1,887#322 (1913)#354
1920s3,656#282 (1928)#298
1930s5,096#198 (1937)#235
1940s9,525#171 (1942)#182
1950s14,072#168 (1959)#186
1960s13,961#161 (1960)#199
1970s6,310#269 (1971)#301
1980s6,608#268 (1985)#311
1990s4,342#344 (1990)#509
2000s1,702#667 (2000)#1,062
2010s790#1,587 (2011)#1,878
2020s310#2,292 (2020)#2,591

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Stuart in 1936

girls
#4,181
5 births · 1 in 208,078 girls
boys
#215
542 births · 1 in 1,914 boys

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #4,181Stuart5

Top boys' names in 1936

  1. #1Robert58,500
  2. #2James54,694
  3. #3John47,683
  4. #4William39,398
  5. #5Richard33,494
  6. #6Charles29,101
  7. #7Donald28,639
  8. #8Thomas18,342
  9. #9George18,197
  10. #10David17,476
  11. #215Stuart542
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 208,078 of them was named Stuart, which outranked 13.9% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stuart
  1. #3,701Zandra6
  2. #3,701Zelphia6
  3. #3,701Zilphia6
  4. #4,181Stuart5
  5. #4,181Adalene5
  6. #4,181Addis5
  7. #4,181Adelita5

Tied with 675 names at #4,181; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,238Shelba#3,742 → #504
  2. ↑ 662Shelby#840 → #178
  3. ↑ 600Wendy#1,418 → #818
  4. ↑ 588Deanna#1,356 → #768
  5. ↑ 546Shari#1,514 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
  4. ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
  5. ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 1,914 of them was named Stuart, which outranked 94.7% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stuart
  1. #212Edmund554
  2. #213Julius548
  3. #214Loren545
  4. #215Stuart542
  5. #216Eldon540
  6. #217Carlos536
  7. #218Troy534
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 802Errol#1,708 → #906
  2. ↑ 644Sergio#1,584 → #940
  3. ↑ 601Brice#1,494 → #893
  4. ↑ 537Windell#1,390 → #853
  5. ↑ 529Kim#1,390 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,082Stafford#980 → #2,062
  2. ↓ 889Darwyn#750 → #1,639
  3. ↓ 461Hunter#956 → #1,417
  4. ↓ 399Orvil#844 → #1,243
  5. ↓ 370Rosendo#956 → #1,326

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1936 →