Boys' name · since 1880
Stuart
Stuart has 68,876 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,518 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 68,876
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Stuart is the #2518 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 68,876 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stuart has been recorded 68,876 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #2518 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #411 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,518 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 68,876 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stuart ranks #411 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,518 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 68,876 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,518 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 68,876
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Stuart's 68,876 recorded births place it above 99.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Stuart compares
68,876 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Stuart's all-time total is 187x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stuart | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 68,876 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,074 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stuart's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stuart's full recorded timeline at 1953, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 10 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 2,074 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stuart popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 2,074
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Stuart popularity over time - girls
314 total births recorded since 1915 (Stuart as girls' name)
Stuart by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (14,072 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Stuart's strongest decade.
14,072 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Stuart births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 144
1880s
144 births
- 1890s 184
1890s
184 births
- 1900s 289
1900s
289 births
- 1910s 1,887
1910s
1,887 births
- 1920s 3,656
1920s
3,656 births
- 1930s 5,096
1930s
5,096 births
- 1940s
1940s
9,525 births
- 1950s
1950s
14,072 births
- 1960s
1960s
13,961 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,310 births
- 1980s
1980s
6,608 births
- 1990s 4,342
1990s
4,342 births
- 2000s 1,702
2000s
1,702 births
- 2010s 790
2010s
790 births
- 2020s 310
2020s
310 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 14,072 births (20% of all-time use).
How Stuart compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Stuart's total volume
Stuart by state
Where Stuart concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10,687 | 15.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5,457 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 3,431 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 3,085 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 3,048 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 2,902 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 2,749 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 2,332 | 3.4% |
10,687 of 68,876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Stuart appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Stuart's data
- Stuart's decade-level peak was the 1950s (14,072 total births); usage has since declined to 310 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Stuarts (10,687 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stuart: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Stuart 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 August 2026.