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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #161, 1960boys
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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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedAKMaine: #156 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,171 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #105 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 755 boysNHWashington: #150 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,042 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedIDMontana: #140 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 853 boysMTNorth Dakota: #137 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 824 boysNDMinnesota: #143 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,188 boysMNIllinois: #179 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,599 boysILWisconsin: #153 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,632 boysWIMichigan: #186 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,808 boysMINew York: #84 for boys · 308 births · 1 in 490 boysNYMassachusetts: #108 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,055 boysMARhode Island: #109 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,000 boysRIOregon: #146 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,121 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedNVWyoming: #123 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 597 boysWYSouth Dakota: #134 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 807 boysSDIowa: #228 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,507 boysIAIndiana: #215 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,246 boysINOhio: #197 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,215 boysOHPennsylvania: #141 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,465 boysPANew Jersey: #96 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 780 boysNJConnecticut: #89 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 689 boysCTCalifornia: #214 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,719 boysCAUtah: #205 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,372 boysUTColorado: #234 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,045 boysCONebraska: #144 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 988 boysNEMissouri: #191 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,737 boysMOKentucky: #227 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,101 boysKYWest Virginia: #253 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,701 boysWVVirginia: #151 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 949 boysVAMaryland: #108 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 626 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: #247 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,488 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #257 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,283 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #127 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 875 boysDCOklahoma: #246 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,162 boysOKLouisiana: #506 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,083 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedALGeorgia: #370 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,826 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedHITexas: #492 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,769 boysTXFlorida: #276 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,769 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#84 · 1 in 490
  2. Connecticut#89 · 1 in 689
  3. New Jersey#96 · 1 in 780
  4. New Hampshire#105 · 1 in 755
  5. Maryland#108 · 1 in 626

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#843081 in 490
Connecticut#89271 in 689
New Jersey#96591 in 780
New Hampshire#10571 in 755
Maryland#108391 in 626
Massachusetts#108451 in 1,055
Rhode Island#10981 in 1,000
Wyoming#12351 in 597
District of Columbia#127151 in 875
South Dakota#134101 in 807
North Dakota#13791 in 824
Montana#14081 in 853
Pennsylvania#141741 in 1,465
Minnesota#143301 in 1,188
Nebraska#144151 in 988
Oregon#146151 in 1,121
Washington#150261 in 1,042
Virginia#151391 in 949
Wisconsin#153241 in 1,632
Maine#15681 in 1,171
Illinois#179581 in 1,599
Michigan#186431 in 1,808
Missouri#191241 in 1,737
Ohio#197411 in 2,215
Utah#20571 in 1,372
California#214711 in 1,719
Indiana#215201 in 2,246
Kentucky#227171 in 2,101
Iowa#228121 in 2,507
Colorado#23481 in 2,045
Oklahoma#246111 in 2,162
Kansas#24781 in 2,488
West Virginia#25391 in 2,701
North Carolina#257221 in 2,283
Florida#276111 in 2,769
Georgia#37091 in 4,826
Texas#492181 in 5,769
Louisiana#50651 in 7,083
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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 1950

girls
#3,962
8 births · 1 in 214,132 girls
boys
#186
1,196 births · 1 in 1,497 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #3,962Stuart8

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #186Stuart1,196
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 214,132 of them was named Stuart, which outranked 35.1% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stuart
  1. #3,662Willadean9
  2. #3,662Wynetta9
  3. #3,662Xenia9
  4. #3,962Stuart8
  5. #3,962Adonna8
  6. #3,962Alanda8
  7. #3,962Albertina8
  8. #4,315Aaron7
  9. #4,315Abbey7
  10. #4,315Adelene7

Tied with 352 names at #3,962; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 1,497 of them was named Stuart, which outranked 95.6% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stuart
  1. #183Jeffery1,216
  2. #184Dana1,198
  3. #185Maurice1,197
  4. #186Stuart1,196
  5. #187Roland1,193
  6. #188Carlos1,189
  7. #189Alexander1,164
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →