Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 1960

Stuart

Meaning A male given name transferred from the surname Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,534 Trend ↓ Falling 24%

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#2,534
among boys · ↑731 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
53
named Stuart · +43% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,228
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1960
2,084 babies
All-time total
69,190
#411 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Stuart popularity over time

69,190 babies have been named Stuart since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 144 144 14 – #404
1890s – 184 184 18 +28% #395
1900s – 289 289 29 +57% #327
1910s 16 1,887 1,903 190 +558% #324
1920s 17 3,656 3,673 367 +93% #282
1930s 40 5,096 5,136 514 +40% #198
1940s 37 9,525 9,562 956 +86% #171
1950s 41 14,072 14,113 1,411 +48% #168
1960s 52 13,961 14,013 1,401 -1% #161
1970s 31 6,310 6,341 634 -55% #269
1980s 45 6,608 6,653 665 +5% #268
1990s 35 4,342 4,377 438 -34% #344
2000s – 1,702 1,702 170 -61% #669
2010s – 790 790 79 -54% #1,598
2020s (to 2025) – 310 310 52 -35% #2,318

Where Stuart is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 51 0.03 outside top 500
2027 49 0.03 outside top 500
2028 48 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 46 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Stuart

Stuart is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,534 in 2025 with 53 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 69,190 American babies have been named Stuart. Its peak came in 1960, when 2,084 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Stuart stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Stuart?

The median living Stuart is about 60 years old; half are between 43 and 69. An estimated 47 thousand people named Stuart are alive in the United States today.

median 60 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Stuart year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 53 #2,534
2024 – – 37 #3,265
2023 – – 50 #2,651
2022 – – 60 #2,374
2021 – – 51 #2,585
2020 – – 59 #2,318
2019 – – 62 #2,258
2018 – – 68 #2,099
2017 – – 73 #1,973
2016 – – 62 #2,202
2015 – – 84 #1,803
2014 – – 83 #1,811
2013 – – 84 #1,751
2012 – – 87 #1,740
2011 – – 97 #1,598
2010 – – 90 #1,711
2009 – – 114 #1,468
2008 – – 113 #1,464
2007 – – 132 #1,310
2006 – – 160 #1,101
2005 – – 157 #1,060
2004 – – 158 #1,038
2003 – – 169 #966
2002 – – 189 #871
2001 – – 242 #726
2000 – – 268 #669
1995 7 #11,646 397 #514
1990 – – 708 #344
1985 10 #6,896 780 #268
1980 – – 561 #334
1975 5 #10,380 565 #317
1970 6 #7,873 768 #274
1965 – – 1,295 #196
1960 10 #4,413 2,074 #161
1955 5 #6,609 1,405 #189
1950 8 #4,273 1,196 #186
1945 – – 788 #191
1940 5 #4,955 680 #195
1935 – – 495 #236
1930 8 #3,623 412 #280
1925 – – 399 #287
1920 – – 326 #322
1915 5 #4,873 249 #335
1910 – – 40 #439
1905 – – 34 #358
1900 – – 22 #515
1895 – – 20 #452
1890 – – 13 #562
1885 – – 13 #543
1880 – – 16 #463

Famous people named Stuart

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Stuart Townsend Stuart Townsend Irish actor b. 1972 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Stuart Pearce Stuart Pearce English footballer and manager (born 1962) Contemporary
  3. 3 Stuart Whitman Stuart Whitman American actor (1928–2020) Contemporary
  4. 4 Stuart Price Stuart Price British electronic musician (born 1977) Contemporary
  5. 5 Stuart Wilson English actor b. 1946 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Stuart Hall Stuart Hall Jamaican-British Marxist sociologist, cultural theorist, and activist (1932–2014) Contemporary
  7. 7 Stuart Pankin American actor (born 1946) Contemporary
  8. 8 Stuart Gordon Stuart Gordon American film and theatre director and writer (1947–2020) Contemporary
  9. 9 Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham English snooker player (born 1976) Contemporary
  10. 10 Stuart Roosa Stuart Roosa American lunar astronaut (1933–1994) Contemporary
  11. 11 Stuart McCall Stuart McCall English footballer (born 1964) Contemporary
  12. 12 Stuart Hamm Stuart Hamm American bassist (born 1960) Contemporary
  13. 13 Stuart Baird British film director, film producer and film editor (born 1947) Contemporary
  14. 14 Stuart Erwin Stuart Erwin American actor (1903–1967) Contemporary
  15. 15 Stuart Baxter Stuart Baxter Scottish football manager b. 1953 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Stuart Rosenberg American film and television director 1927–2007 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Stuart Holden Stuart Holden American soccer player (born 1985) Contemporary
  18. 18 Stuart Taylor Stuart Taylor English footballer (born 1980) Contemporary
  19. 19 Stuart Kauffman Stuart Kauffman American medical doctor & academic b. 1939 · Contemporary
  20. 20 Stuart Lewis-Evans Stuart Lewis-Evans British racing driver (1930–1958) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Stuart, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Stuart?

The median living Stuart is about 60 years old. Half of all living Stuarts are between 43 and 69 years old.

How many people named Stuart are alive today?

An estimated 47 thousand people named Stuart are alive in the United States, based on 69,190 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Stuart mean?

A male given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Stuart in 2025?

Stuart ranked #2,534 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 53 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Stuart?

69,190 babies have been named Stuart in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Stuart most popular?

Stuart peaked in 1960, when 2,084 newborns received the name.

Is Stuart a boy or girl name?

Stuart is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Stuart rising or falling?

Stuart is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Stuart become more popular?

Stuart is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 46 boys named Stuart in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Stuart?

Well-known people named Stuart include Stuart Townsend (actor), Stuart Pearce (coach), Stuart Whitman (actor).

Names like Stuart

Names that sound and feel close to Stuart: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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