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Stuart

“Variant of Stewart — steward (either Old English stigweard, household guardian, or Gaelic Stiubhart; derivation debated)” — Scottish, from Old English stiġweard origin

Boy's name · #2534 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Few names move less than Stuart — on the books since 1880, #2534 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 69,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Stu is a short form of Stuart.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,500 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Stuarts

• Stuart Sutcliffe — Scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles (1940–1962)
• Stuart Hall — Jamaican-born British sociologist and cultural theorist
• Stuart Whitman — American actor (1928-2020)
• Stuart Pearce — English footballer and manager (born 1962)
• Stuart Roosa — American astronaut (1933–1994)

In stories & tradition

• Stuart (2-D) — fictional human
• Stuart Bloom — The Big Bang Theory · Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
• Stuart Parker — Neighbours

What Stuarts become

Among 1,832 notable people named Stuart:

Sports figures appear 1.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Stuart Pearce, English footballer and manager (born 1962).

Similar names: Dewayne · Stephan · Neal · Kurt · Roderick · Chet

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