Stuart
Stuart is a French, Scottish, and English surname which was also adopted as a given name, traditionally for men. It is the French form of the Scottish surname Stewart. The French form of the name was brought to Scotland from France by Mary Stuart, in the 16th century.
Meaning & Origin of Stuart
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stuart is a French, Scottish, and English surname which was also adopted as a given name, traditionally for men. It is the French form of the Scottish surname Stewart. The French form of the name was brought to Scotland from France by Mary Stuart, in the 16th century.
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The Story of Stuart
Stuart first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 16 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 2,072 Stuarts were born — ranking #161 that year. As of 2026, Stuart ranks #3,208 for baby boys with 38 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 69K Stuarts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Stuart
Stuart is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 69K births in the dataset. Stuart's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #161. Use the chart and map above to compare Stuart'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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