Stu vs Stuart

Side-by-side comparison of Stu and Stuart - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Stu

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Name B

Stuart

Boy name · Rank #3217

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Metric Stu Stuart
Current Rank Unranked #3217
Total Births (all years) 55 68,876
Peak Year 1962 1960
Peak Year Births 13 2,074
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1958 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Stu Stuart
1880s - 144
1890s - 184
1900s - 289
1910s - 1,887
1920s - 3,656
1930s - 5,096
1940s - 9,525
1950s 16 14,072
1960s 39 13,961
1970s - 6,310
1980s - 6,608
1990s - 4,342
2000s - 1,702
2010s - 790
2020s - 310

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Stu Stuart
2014 - 83
2015 - 84
2016 - 62
2017 - 73
2018 - 68
2019 - 62
2020 - 59
2021 - 51
2022 - 60
2023 - 50
2024 - 37
2025 - 53

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1958–1964.

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