Total births
55
Boys' name · since 1958
Stu
55 babies named Stu in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 55
- total births
- 1958–1964
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
Stu is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 55 have been recorded since 1958.
Stu has 55 recorded births among boys since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1964.
- 55 total births
- 1958–1964 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
55 boys have been named Stu since 1958, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1964.
- 55
- total births
- 1958–1964
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Stu was born in this single decade.
1962
Single peak year
13 babies were named Stu in 1962 - its busiest year on record.
Stu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stu splits its recorded history at 1961: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stu at a glance
Last recorded 1964Peak year
1962
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1958
Stu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1964
- Peak year (1962)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Stu by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Stu's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Stu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 39 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Stu? ▼
Stu has been given to 55 babies in the U.S. since 1958, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1964. 13 babies were born in 1962, its single highest year.
When was Stu most popular? ▼
Stu was most popular in the 1960s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Stu been used? ▼
Records for Stu go back to 1958, giving 7 years of history through 1964.
What names are similar to Stu? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stuart, Sturgill, Stuard, Stunner. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Stu
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1958–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Stu: Baby Name Since 1958 - 55 Births, Peak 1962." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/stu. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Stu draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.