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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #161, 1960boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1959

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedAKMaine: #124 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 818 boysMEVermont: #84 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 454 boysVTNew Hampshire: #107 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 672 boysNHWashington: #160 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 983 boysWAIdaho: #190 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,084 boysIDMontana: #193 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,115 boysMTNorth Dakota: #133 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 688 boysNDMinnesota: #162 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,409 boysMNIllinois: #166 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 1,199 boysILWisconsin: #120 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 970 boysWIMichigan: #180 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,440 boysMINew York: #112 for boys · 241 births · 1 in 751 boysNYMassachusetts: #120 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,152 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedRIOregon: #116 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 591 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedNVWyoming: #133 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 665 boysWYSouth Dakota: #149 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 811 boysSDIowa: #166 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,292 boysIAIndiana: #211 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,827 boysINOhio: #183 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,491 boysOHPennsylvania: #136 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 1,006 boysPANew Jersey: #133 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,076 boysNJConnecticut: #103 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 720 boysCTCalifornia: #165 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 956 boysCAUtah: #120 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 565 boysUTColorado: #172 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,065 boysCONebraska: #157 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,154 boysNEMissouri: #175 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,145 boysMOKentucky: #178 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,248 boysKYWest Virginia: #208 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,673 boysWVVirginia: #129 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 645 boysVAMaryland: #119 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 644 boysMDDelaware: #136 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 866 boysDEArizona: #184 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 950 boysAZNew Mexico: #229 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,333 boysNMKansas: #166 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,034 boysKSArkansas: #213 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,507 boysARTennessee: #270 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,491 boysTNNorth Carolina: #193 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,196 boysNCSouth Carolina: #309 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,859 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #155 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 874 boysDCOklahoma: #224 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,500 boysOKLouisiana: #271 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,853 boysLAMississippi: #296 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,518 boysMSAlabama: #367 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,273 boysALGeorgia: #206 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,296 boysGAHawaii: #180 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 794 boysHITexas: #256 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 1,484 boysTXFlorida: #198 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,342 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#84 · 1 in 454
  2. Connecticut#103 · 1 in 720
  3. New Hampshire#107 · 1 in 672
  4. New York#112 · 1 in 751
  5. Oregon#116 · 1 in 591

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#8491 in 454
Connecticut#103371 in 720
New Hampshire#10791 in 672
New York#1122411 in 751
Oregon#116291 in 591
Maryland#119511 in 644
Massachusetts#120491 in 1,152
Utah#120211 in 565
Wisconsin#120491 in 970
Maine#124131 in 818
Virginia#129671 in 645
New Jersey#133571 in 1,076
North Dakota#133111 in 688
Wyoming#13351 in 665
Delaware#13661 in 866
Pennsylvania#1361211 in 1,006
South Dakota#149101 in 811
District of Columbia#155171 in 874
Nebraska#157141 in 1,154
Washington#160321 in 983
Minnesota#162301 in 1,409
California#1651881 in 956
Illinois#166971 in 1,199
Iowa#166241 in 1,292
Kansas#166231 in 1,034
Colorado#172201 in 1,065
Missouri#175431 in 1,145
Kentucky#178291 in 1,248
Hawaii#18091 in 794
Michigan#180671 in 1,440
Ohio#183761 in 1,491
Arizona#184171 in 950
Idaho#19071 in 1,084
Montana#19371 in 1,115
North Carolina#193441 in 1,196
Florida#198401 in 1,342
Georgia#206371 in 1,296
West Virginia#208121 in 1,673
Indiana#211301 in 1,827
Arkansas#213131 in 1,507
Oklahoma#224161 in 1,500
New Mexico#229101 in 1,333
Texas#256831 in 1,484
Tennessee#270161 in 2,491
Louisiana#271231 in 1,853
Mississippi#296111 in 2,518
South Carolina#309101 in 2,859
Alabama#36791 in 4,273
Alaska———
Nevada———
Rhode Island———

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 1959

girls
#5,031
7 births · 1 in 289,066 girls
boys
#168
1,848 births · 1 in 1,155 boys

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #5,031Stuart7

Top boys' names in 1959

  1. #1Michael85,294
  2. #2David83,977
  3. #3James78,648
  4. #4John76,446
  5. #5Robert74,542
  6. #6Mark56,945
  7. #7William51,386
  8. #8Richard47,202
  9. #9Thomas40,296
  10. #10Steven33,597
  11. #168Stuart1,848
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 289,066 of them was named Stuart, which outranked 30.1% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stuart
  1. #4,625Yael8
  2. #4,625Ysabel8
  3. #4,625Zoila8
  4. #5,031Stuart7
  5. #5,031Adora7
  6. #5,031Adrain7
  7. #5,031Adrena7
  8. #5,566Adana6
  9. #5,566Adeana6
  10. #5,566Adelfa6

Tied with 534 names at #5,031; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,090Alesia#1,985 → #895
  2. ↑ 948Tori#1,791 → #843
  3. ↑ 440Taryn#1,211 → #771
  4. ↑ 437Venus#1,007 → #570
  5. ↑ 393Vilma#1,364 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 283Dani#961 → #1,244
  2. ↓ 257Nicki#973 → #1,230
  3. ↓ 235Lanita#973 → #1,208
  4. ↓ 219Concetta#973 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 197Gisele#766 → #963

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

boys

2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 1,155 of them was named Stuart, which outranked 96.3% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stuart
  1. #165Dwayne1,905
  2. #166Ron1,875
  3. #167Lloyd1,872
  4. #168Stuart1,848
  5. #169Herbert1,844
  6. #170Bret1,839
  7. #171Tyrone1,821
Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,208Efrem#3,033 → #825
  2. ↑ 901Darin#1,677 → #776
  3. ↑ 871Yancy#1,557 → #686
  4. ↑ 708Raynard#1,677 → #969
  5. ↑ 644Darrin#1,396 → #752
Fallers
  1. ↓ 307Jace#761 → #1,068
  2. ↓ 241Otha#915 → #1,156
  3. ↓ 234Cheryl#994 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 230Dann#969 → #1,199
  5. ↓ 227Carnell#777 → #1,004

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

See the top 100 for 1959 →