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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • 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: #171 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,304 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedIDMontana: #130 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 653 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #250 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,073 boysMNIllinois: #299 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,661 boysILWisconsin: #262 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,018 boysWIMichigan: #287 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,191 boysMINew York: #416 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 4,526 boysNYMassachusetts: #290 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,923 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedRIOregon: #218 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,797 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedNVWyoming: #123 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 624 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedSDIowa: #240 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,591 boysIAIndiana: #223 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,174 boysINOhio: #311 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,973 boysOHPennsylvania: #395 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,940 boysPANew Jersey: #542 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,930 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #352 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 3,171 boysCAUtah: #185 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,271 boysUTColorado: #293 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,797 boysCONebraska: #223 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,224 boysNEMissouri: #241 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,398 boysMOKentucky: #198 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,840 boysKYWest Virginia: #204 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,852 boysWVVirginia: #163 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,182 boysVAMaryland: #220 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,769 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedDEArizona: #328 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,721 boysAZNew Mexico: #230 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,261 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedKSArkansas: #319 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,952 boysARTennessee: #211 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,648 boysTNNorth Carolina: #229 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,704 boysNCSouth Carolina: #280 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,108 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #213 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,606 boysOKLouisiana: #321 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,128 boysLAMississippi: #334 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,438 boysMSAlabama: #213 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,404 boysALGeorgia: #302 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,455 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Stuart, so not publishedHITexas: #278 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 1,852 boysTXFlorida: #386 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,639 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#123 · 1 in 624
  2. Montana#130 · 1 in 653
  3. Virginia#163 · 1 in 1,182
  4. Washington#171 · 1 in 1,304
  5. Utah#185 · 1 in 1,271

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#12351 in 624
Montana#13081 in 653
Virginia#163321 in 1,182
Washington#171241 in 1,304
Utah#185131 in 1,271
Kentucky#198131 in 1,840
West Virginia#20461 in 1,852
Tennessee#211191 in 1,648
Alabama#213181 in 1,404
Oklahoma#213141 in 1,606
Oregon#218101 in 1,797
Maryland#220161 in 1,769
Indiana#223171 in 2,174
Nebraska#22351 in 2,224
North Carolina#229241 in 1,704
New Mexico#23091 in 1,261
Iowa#24071 in 2,591
Missouri#241151 in 2,398
Minnesota#250101 in 3,073
Wisconsin#262111 in 3,018
Texas#278791 in 1,852
South Carolina#280101 in 2,108
Michigan#287201 in 3,191
Massachusetts#290101 in 3,923
Colorado#29391 in 2,797
Illinois#299301 in 2,661
Georgia#302181 in 2,455
Ohio#311191 in 3,973
Arkansas#31951 in 2,952
Louisiana#321161 in 2,128
Arizona#328101 in 2,721
Mississippi#33471 in 2,438
California#352721 in 3,171
Florida#386211 in 3,639
Pennsylvania#395131 in 5,940
New York#416271 in 4,526
New Jersey#54261 in 7,930
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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 1986

girls
#10,912
5 births · 1 in 343,109 girls
boys
#300
685 births · 1 in 2,688 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #10,912Stuart5

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #300Stuart685
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 343,109 of them was named Stuart, which outranked 15.0% of the 12,836 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. #9,545Zoua6
  2. #9,545Zuleima6
  3. #9,545Zuly6
  4. #10,912Stuart5
  5. #10,912Aamanda5
  6. #10,912Abegail5
  7. #10,912Abel5

Tied with 1,924 names at #10,912; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 2,688 of them was named Stuart, which outranked 96.2% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stuart
  1. #297Darnell692
  2. #298Daryl689
  3. #299Leon688
  4. #300Stuart685
  5. #301Alvin676
  6. #301Desmond676
  7. #303Harry675
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →