Boys' name · peaked in 1960
Stuart name popularity since 1925
64,915 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Stuart. Half of them were born in 1960 or earlier, so the typical Stuart is about 66 years old in 2026. Stuart peaked in 1960 as the #161 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 64,915
- Named Stuart, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,534 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 293 girls · 64,622 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 2.18× its national share
Peak year is the year Stuart made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Stuart births per year, 1925–2025
1960 was the biggest year for Stuart both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1994 and 1999, Stuart's share of baby boys fell by 49%, from 1 in 4,080 to 1 in 7,970.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Stuart's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Stuart.
Decade by decade
Babies named Stuart in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 12 | 1,906 | – |
| 1930s | 40 | 5,096 | #236 |
| 1940s | 37 | 9,525 | #191 |
| 1950s | 41 | 14,072 | #189 |
| 1960s | 52 | 13,961 | #196 |
| 1970s | 31 | 6,310 | #317 |
| 1980s | 45 | 6,608 | #268 |
| 1990s | 35 | 4,342 | #514 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,702 | #1,060 |
| 2010s | 0 | 790 | #1,803 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 310 | #2,534 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.3% of babies named Stuart from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Stuart is most popular
The index compares Stuart's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Stuart.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 2.18× | 10,148 |
| Virginia | 1.98× | 2,729 |
| District of Columbia | 1.89× | 533 |
| Hawaii | 1.65× | 316 |
| Maryland | 1.47× | 1,375 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Stuart's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Stuart.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Stuart (1960).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data