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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1960 · 2,074 births
- Debut · boys
- 16 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 68,876since 1880
Stuart over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Stuart has never cracked the top 100 here.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,516 | 53 | |
| 2024 | — | #3,216 | 37 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,614 | 50 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,355 | 60 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,552 | 51 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,292 | 59 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,228 | 62 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,083 | 68 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,958 | 73 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,184 | 62 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,790 | 84 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,794 | 83 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,733 | 84 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,729 | 87 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,587 | 97 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,697 | 90 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,459 | 114 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,452 | 113 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,306 | 132 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,097 | 160 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,053 | 157 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,034 | 158 | |
| 2003 | — | #964 | 169 | |
| 2002 | — | #868 | 189 | |
| 2001 | — | #723 | 242 | |
| 2000 | — | #667 | 268 | |
| 1999 | — | #696 | 241 | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #661 | 259 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #589 | 305 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #564 | 324 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #514 | 397 |
| 1994 | — | #463 | 473 | |
| 1993 | — | #468 | 450 | |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #427 | 519 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #360 | 666 |
| 1990 | — | #344 | 708 | |
| 1989 | — | #323 | 739 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #319 | 676 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #319 | 658 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #300 | 685 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #268 | 780 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #293 | 691 |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #310 | 637 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #326 | 586 |
| 1981 | — | #321 | 595 | |
| 1980 | — | #334 | 561 | |
| 1979 | — | #327 | 570 | |
| 1978 | — | #324 | 540 | |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #323 | 577 |
| 1976 | — | #314 | 560 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #315 | 565 |
| 1974 | — | #276 | 678 | |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #273 | 677 |
| 1972 | — | #313 | 587 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #269 | 788 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #273 | 768 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #250 | 834 |
| 1968 | — | #240 | 887 | |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #228 | 962 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #202 | 1,171 |
| 1965 | — | #195 | 1,295 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #184 | 1,512 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | #187 | 1,589 |
| 1962 | — | #175 | 1,735 | |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #166 | 1,902 |
| 1960 | #4,184 | 10 | #161 | 2,074 |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #168 | 1,848 |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #203 | 1,337 |
| 1957 | — | #194 | 1,427 | |
| 1956 | — | #186 | 1,489 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #189 | 1,405 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #178 | 1,495 |
| 1953 | — | #185 | 1,367 | |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #188 | 1,258 |
| 1951 | — | #186 | 1,250 | |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #186 | 1,196 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #178 | 1,194 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #188 | 1,073 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #178 | 1,191 |
| 1946 | — | #180 | 1,031 | |
| 1945 | — | #191 | 788 | |
| 1944 | — | #192 | 795 | |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #178 | 924 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #171 | 963 |
| 1941 | — | #173 | 886 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #195 | 680 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #207 | 590 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #199 | 640 |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #198 | 623 |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #215 | 542 |
| 1935 | — | #236 | 495 | |
| 1934 | — | #235 | 493 | |
| 1933 | — | #250 | 439 | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #250 | 463 |
| 1931 | — | #277 | 399 | |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #279 | 412 |
| 1929 | — | #282 | 386 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #282 | 395 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #305 | 358 |
| 1926 | — | #296 | 368 | |
| 1925 | — | #287 | 399 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #303 | 355 |
| 1923 | — | #289 | 374 | |
| 1922 | — | #309 | 344 | |
| 1921 | — | #307 | 351 | |
| 1920 | — | #322 | 326 | |
| 1919 | — | #343 | 270 | |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #344 | 280 |
| 1917 | — | #326 | 278 | |
| 1916 | — | #332 | 259 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #335 | 249 |
| 1914 | — | #338 | 188 | |
| 1913 | — | #322 | 157 | |
| 1912 | — | #349 | 118 | |
| 1911 | — | #416 | 48 | |
| 1910 | — | #430 | 40 | |
| 1909 | — | #436 | 33 | |
| 1908 | — | #522 | 23 | |
| 1907 | — | #375 | 36 | |
| 1906 | — | #363 | 33 | |
| 1905 | — | #355 | 34 | |
| 1904 | — | #322 | 38 | |
| 1903 | — | #381 | 26 | |
| 1902 | — | #440 | 22 | |
| 1901 | — | #399 | 22 | |
| 1900 | — | #490 | 22 | |
| 1899 | — | #438 | 18 | |
| 1898 | — | #452 | 20 | |
| 1897 | — | #392 | 23 | |
| 1896 | — | #438 | 20 | |
| 1895 | — | #437 | 20 | |
| 1894 | — | #502 | 16 | |
| 1893 | — | #448 | 17 | |
| 1892 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1891 | — | #386 | 20 | |
| 1890 | — | #533 | 13 | |
| 1889 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1888 | — | #505 | 15 | |
| 1887 | — | #392 | 18 | |
| 1886 | — | #431 | 17 | |
| 1885 | — | #521 | 13 | |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #611 | 10 | |
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | #442 | 16 | |
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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- North Dakota#111 · 1 in 578
- Hawaii#122 · 1 in 549
- South Dakota#123 · 1 in 635
- Montana#167 · 1 in 932
- Maryland#178 · 1 in 1,179
Best ever in a state: #54 in Hawaii, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #111 | 8 | 1 in 578 |
| Hawaii | #122 | 11 | 1 in 549 |
| South Dakota | #123 | 7 | 1 in 635 |
| Montana | #167 | 5 | 1 in 932 |
| Maryland | #178 | 20 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Colorado | #181 | 16 | 1 in 1,132 |
| Utah | #195 | 8 | 1 in 1,516 |
| Virginia | #205 | 23 | 1 in 1,451 |
| Kansas | #208 | 9 | 1 in 1,594 |
| Minnesota | #208 | 12 | 1 in 2,232 |
| Nebraska | #211 | 6 | 1 in 1,801 |
| Iowa | #218 | 9 | 1 in 2,128 |
| Kentucky | #225 | 14 | 1 in 1,895 |
| Washington | #228 | 12 | 1 in 1,816 |
| New Mexico | #235 | 7 | 1 in 1,261 |
| Wisconsin | #237 | 12 | 1 in 2,533 |
| Arkansas | #245 | 8 | 1 in 1,870 |
| North Carolina | #254 | 22 | 1 in 1,891 |
| West Virginia | #255 | 5 | 1 in 2,765 |
| Oregon | #261 | 7 | 1 in 2,074 |
| Tennessee | #261 | 14 | 1 in 2,294 |
| Pennsylvania | #263 | 24 | 1 in 3,299 |
| New York | #265 | 54 | 1 in 2,257 |
| Massachusetts | #275 | 9 | 1 in 4,185 |
| Louisiana | #284 | 17 | 1 in 1,837 |
| Missouri | #285 | 13 | 1 in 2,703 |
| Georgia | #311 | 16 | 1 in 2,533 |
| Oklahoma | #317 | 7 | 1 in 2,700 |
| New Jersey | #342 | 12 | 1 in 3,824 |
| Michigan | #344 | 17 | 1 in 4,053 |
| Ohio | #348 | 18 | 1 in 4,521 |
| South Carolina | #350 | 7 | 1 in 3,109 |
| Florida | #355 | 16 | 1 in 3,156 |
| Texas | #361 | 38 | 1 in 2,800 |
| Arizona | #364 | 6 | 1 in 2,824 |
| Illinois | #365 | 23 | 1 in 3,597 |
| Mississippi | #373 | 6 | 1 in 3,320 |
| Alabama | #374 | 7 | 1 in 3,948 |
| Indiana | #415 | 7 | 1 in 5,948 |
| California | #436 | 32 | 1 in 4,692 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 144 | #388 (1889) | #492 |
| 1890s | 184 | #386 (1891) | #451 |
| 1900s | 289 | #322 (1904) | #408 |
| 1910s | 1,887 | #322 (1913) | #354 |
| 1920s | 3,656 | #282 (1928) | #298 |
| 1930s | 5,096 | #198 (1937) | #235 |
| 1940s | 9,525 | #171 (1942) | #182 |
| 1950s | 14,072 | #168 (1959) | #186 |
| 1960s | 13,961 | #161 (1960) | #199 |
| 1970s | 6,310 | #269 (1971) | #301 |
| 1980s | 6,608 | #268 (1985) | #311 |
| 1990s | 4,342 | #344 (1990) | #509 |
| 2000s | 1,702 | #667 (2000) | #1,062 |
| 2010s | 790 | #1,587 (2011) | #1,878 |
| 2020s | 310 | #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 1972
boys
#313
587 births · 1 in 2,763 boys
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 2,763 of them was named Stuart, which outranked 94.6% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Stuart
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.