Stewart
Stewart is a Scottish and English surname, also used as a given name. It is possibly derived from the old English word "stigweard", a compound of "stig" meaning household, and "weard", a guardian (ward), or from the Gaelic Stiùbhart meaning steward. Alternative spellings are Stuart, Steward and Steuart.
- English
- Scottish
Meaning & Origin of Stewart
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stewart is a Scottish and English surname, also used as a given name. It is possibly derived from the old English word "stigweard", a compound of "stig" meaning household, and "weard", a guardian (ward), or from the Gaelic Stiùbhart meaning steward. Alternative spellings are Stuart, Steward and Steuart.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Scottish
The Story of Stewart
Stewart first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 19 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 647 Stewarts were born — ranking #290 that year. As of 2026, Stewart ranks #4,529 for baby boys with 23 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 31K Stewarts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Stewart
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Stewart. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Stew
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About the name Stewart
Stewart is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 31K births in the dataset. Stewart's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #268. Use the chart and map above to compare Stewart's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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