Stu — boys' name
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.
71% of everyone ever named Stu was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Stu in 1962 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Stu
The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Stu between 1958 and 1964, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Stu performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Stu shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Stu in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 55 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Stu at a glance
Last recorded 1964Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Stu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1958
- Peak year (1962)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1964.
55 total births across 7 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1962 with 13 births in a single year.
Stu by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 39 births that decade — 71% of Stu's all-time total
Stu decade highlights
- Peak decade 39 births
- Runner-up 16 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Stu's strongest decade
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 71% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.