Stewart
Stewart was the 4030th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 273rd; the most babies were born in 1956 (647). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,625 places. More babies were named Stewart in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Stuart) "steward" · Old English, Scottish, French
- Rank in 2025
- #4,030 boys, down 473 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1956647 babies
- Total since 1880
- 31,285babies recorded
What does the name Stewart mean?
Stewart is a spelling of Stuart, pronounced the same way, so it shares Stuart's meaning and origin.
Stuart is the French spelling of the Scottish surname Stewart, which began as a job title: the steward who ran a royal or noble household. The word goes back to Old English stigweard, from stig, "house, hall", and weard, "guardian". The Stewart family were hereditary stewards of Scotland and became its royal house; the Stuart spelling was adopted in the 16th century under Mary, Queen of Scots. As a given name it dates from the 19th century.
stigweard (Old English, “house-guardian, steward”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Stewart, Stu.
See also: English names, names from occupations.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Stuart', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Stewart', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Stuart (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Stewart popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 85 since 1920.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,030 | 27 |
| 2020 | #3,557 | 31 |
| 2010 | #2,318 | 56 |
| 2000 | #1,174 | 117 |
| 1990 | #595 | 282 |
| 1980 | #546 | 246 |
| 1970 | #444 | 341 |
| 1960 | #313 | 628 |
| 1950 | #326 | 434 |
| 1940 | #347 | 271 |
| 1930 | #355 | 259 |
| 1920 | #364 | 270 |
| 1910 | #352 | 53 |
| 1900 | #349 | 40 |
| 1890 | #342 | 27 |
| 1880 | #399 | 19 |
How popular is Stewart, counting every spelling?
Stewart is a spelling of Stuart, a name family that had 80 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 80 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart | 53 | #2,534 | 251 |
| Stewart | 27 | #4,030 | 132 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Stewart?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stewart (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Stewart born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stewart.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stewart?
About 18,100 people born in the US named Stewart are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 41 and 69. That makes Stewart a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Stewart: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stewart, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Stewart
What does Stewart mean?
Stewart is a spelling of Stuart, which means “"steward"” (Old English, Scottish, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Stewart?
Stewart was the 4030th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 273rd; the most babies were born in 1956 (647). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,625 places. More babies were named Stewart in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Stewart a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Stewart in the US.