Stewart

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A few things about Stewart you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Stewart

Stewart Downing

English association football player (born 1984)

Choose Stewart and your child shares a first name with Stewart Downing, an English association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Stewart, like who?” Stewart Downing's Wikipedia article is available in 49 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 63,291 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Stewart, 27 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Stewart would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryStewart has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Stewarts, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1898, when it ranked #268. Today it's #3,949, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowStewart was 3.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 16,779 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 63,291.
• 🍂TrendStewart has slipped 452 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,949. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Scottish, Stewart means “steward”. Our records link it to English and Scottish roots.

About the name Stewart

Stewart is a boy name of English and Scottish origin meaning “steward”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-art”. US birth records list Stewart for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked #268 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,949, with 27 babies.

Origin:English namesScottish names