Boy name#314 of boy names
Stuart
Pronounced S T AO1 R T (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1960
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Stuart?
Stuart is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 100,403 children — the 314th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 49% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1960, when 2,701 children were given it.
Stewart is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Stuart and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Stewart
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- S T AO1 R T · S T UW1 ER0 T · S T Y UW1 ER0 T
- Stress pattern:
- 1 · 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Stuart
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Stuart
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Stuart?
- Stuart ranks 314th among boys' names in US records, with 100,403 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 924.
- Is Stuart a unisex name?
- No. Stuart is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Stuart most popular?
- 1960, when 2,701 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Stuart spelled?
- Stewart. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.