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    The first name Stewart

    A boy’s name meaning “steward”.

    Pronounced /ˈst(j)uɚt/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    Stewart means “steward”.

    Borrowed from Middle Scots stewart (“steward”), from Early Scots stewart, from Old English stiġweard.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 3 boys were named Stewart, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 64 births (#358).

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    481
    babies named Stewart, 1996–2025
    #5,137
    rank in 2025
    1996
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Stewart with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Stewart at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 27 boys born in the United States were named Stewart, the 4,030th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1956, when 647 were.

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    31,285
    babies named Stewart since 1880
    #4,030
    rank in 2025
    1956
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Stewart in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    斯圖爾特 /斯图尔特
    Sītúěrtè
    Chinese
    Stuart
    French
    Stuartus
    Latin, also Steuardus
    Stiùbhart
    Scottish Gaelic

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Stewart

    • Stew
    • Stewie

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Stewart

    50 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Stewart Downing
      English association football player (born 1984)
    • Houston Stewart Chamberlain
      British-German racialist philosopher (1855–1927)
    • Stewart Granger
      British actor (1913–1993)
    • Stewart Copeland
      American drummer and composer (born 1952)
    • Stewart Brand
      American writer (born 1938)
    • Stewart L. Udall
      American Democratic politician, former United States Secretary of the Interior (1920-2010)
    • Stewart Menzies
      British Army general (1890-1968)
    • Stewart Butterfield
      Canadian entrepreneur and businessman, born 1973
    • Stewart Raffill
      British writer and director (born 1942)
    • Stewart Adams
      British chemist known for inventing ibuprofen, 1923–2019
    • Stewart Culin
      American ethnographer and writer (1858-1929)
    • Albert Stewart Meek
      British naturalist, ornithologist and scientific collector (1871–1943)

    Questions

    What does the name Stewart mean?
    Stewart means “steward”.
    How popular is the name Stewart?
    In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Stewart, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 1996, with 64 births.
    What are nicknames for Stewart?
    Common nicknames for Stewart include Stew, Stewie.
    Is Stewart a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 31,285 US babies named Stewart since 1880 were boys.
    When was Stewart most popular?
    1956 in the United States, when 647 babies were named Stewart, its highest rank at 291st.
    How do you pronounce Stewart?
    Stewart is /ˈst(j)uɚt/, 2 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Stewart?
    Steward and Stuart.
    Is Stewart also a surname?
    Yes. Stewart is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.