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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedNHWashington: #221 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,960 boysWAIdaho: #172 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,097 boysIDMontana: #182 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,161 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #267 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,949 boysMNIllinois: #329 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,032 boysILWisconsin: #262 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,401 boysWIMichigan: #218 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,123 boysMINew York: #468 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 5,564 boysNYMassachusetts: #354 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,230 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedRIOregon: #185 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,438 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #148 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,049 boysSDIowa: #192 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,830 boysIAIndiana: #314 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,780 boysINOhio: #239 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,639 boysOHPennsylvania: #293 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,788 boysPANew Jersey: #361 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,031 boysNJConnecticut: #207 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,915 boysCTCalifornia: #370 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 3,371 boysCAUtah: #185 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,355 boysUTColorado: #207 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,463 boysCONebraska: #156 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,083 boysNEMissouri: #240 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,376 boysMOKentucky: #148 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,231 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedWVVirginia: #177 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,283 boysVAMaryland: #238 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,055 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedDEArizona: #479 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,967 boysAZNew Mexico: #307 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,898 boysNMKansas: #220 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,937 boysKSArkansas: #289 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,530 boysARTennessee: #295 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,855 boysTNNorth Carolina: #174 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,222 boysNCSouth Carolina: #212 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,287 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #226 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,261 boysDCOklahoma: #230 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,852 boysOKLouisiana: #334 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,392 boysLAMississippi: #229 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,373 boysMSAlabama: #267 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,113 boysALGeorgia: #228 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,603 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedHITexas: #350 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 2,856 boysTXFlorida: #286 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,225 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#148 · 1 in 1,049
  2. Kentucky#148 · 1 in 1,231
  3. Nebraska#156 · 1 in 1,083
  4. Idaho#172 · 1 in 1,097
  5. North Carolina#174 · 1 in 1,222

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#148201 in 1,231
South Dakota#14851 in 1,049
Nebraska#156111 in 1,083
Idaho#17271 in 1,097
North Carolina#174321 in 1,222
Virginia#177281 in 1,283
Montana#18251 in 1,161
Oregon#185131 in 1,438
Utah#185131 in 1,355
Iowa#192111 in 1,830
Colorado#207171 in 1,463
Connecticut#207101 in 1,915
South Carolina#212161 in 1,287
Michigan#218301 in 2,123
Kansas#22091 in 1,937
Washington#221161 in 1,960
District of Columbia#22661 in 1,261
Georgia#228261 in 1,603
Mississippi#229131 in 1,373
Oklahoma#230131 in 1,852
Maryland#238131 in 2,055
Ohio#239291 in 2,639
Missouri#240151 in 2,376
Wisconsin#262101 in 3,401
Alabama#267121 in 2,113
Minnesota#26781 in 3,949
Florida#286321 in 2,225
Arkansas#28961 in 2,530
Pennsylvania#293201 in 3,788
Tennessee#295111 in 2,855
New Mexico#30761 in 1,898
Indiana#314101 in 3,780
Illinois#329271 in 3,032
Louisiana#334151 in 2,392
Texas#350501 in 2,856
Massachusetts#35461 in 6,230
New Jersey#361111 in 4,031
California#370631 in 3,371
New York#468211 in 5,564
Arizona#47951 in 4,967
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New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
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West Virginia———
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
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 1984

girls
#10,422
5 births · 1 in 336,763 girls
boys
#293
691 births · 1 in 2,612 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #10,422Stuart5

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #293Stuart691
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 336,763 of them was named Stuart, which outranked 14.4% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stuart
  1. #9,144Zia6
  2. #9,144Zissy6
  3. #9,144Zoi6
  4. #10,422Stuart5
  5. #10,422Aamina5
  6. #10,422Abimbola5
  7. #10,422Abrea5

Tied with 1,759 names at #10,422; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 2,612 of them was named Stuart, which outranked 96.0% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stuart
  1. #290Morgan700
  2. #291Brady699
  3. #292Beau698
  4. #293Stuart691
  5. #293Kirk691
  6. #295Alvin690
  7. #296Kelvin689
  8. #297Alfredo675

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →