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In British English they'd both be STYOOart. Originally, Stuart was the name of a Scottish and English dynasty - James Stuart, James VI of Scotland and I of England, succeeded his aunt, Elizabeth Tudor, who had no children. And that in turn was originally an occupation name, a stewart or steward being a senior servant/official in a royal or otherwise prosperous household.

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My nephew is Stuart, and spells his nn Stewie. Since the word 'steward' is still in use, it's my impression that Stuart is the more usual as a fn.

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I quite like the name (and the nephew!) but not enough to use.

I like them both. I get a slightly different vibe between the two. Stewart seems more likely to be of "noble" heritage and Stuart is more down to Earth. It is a prissy name or a nerdy name depending on the bearer. I don't get hyper masculine vibes from it.

I pronounce them the same, although Stuart looks more like a surname-as-first-name to me, and Stewart looks more like a word/profession (steward).

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To me, Stewart comes across as a ne'er-do-well, for some reason, while Stuart maybe had an irresponsible phase, but he grew out of it eventually.

I think they’re both ugly. STORT. They both have them same old mannish vibe to me and I’d say them both the same.

BtN's entries make it look like Stuart is the original.
I say them the same - STOO-art.
They have about the same vibe, to me - strong, nerdy, serious. But Stewart is uglier because it has the words stew and wart in it, and seems nerdier and more standoffish to me. Stu seems cooler than Stew.

I love Stewart mainly because I have multiple family members with it as their FN, MN. My brother and my father both have Stewart as their MNs and it was my grandfathers FN. It was his mothers maiden name.

They're both pronounced STYOO-ərt in the UK.

I prefer the spelling if Stuart more. Stewart with that spelling is seen more frequently as a surname. Also, it reminds me way too much of Stewarts Shop.

They're pronounced the same, but it's usually STYOOət/ STYOOərt in the UK, not STOO ərt.
Stuart was more common than Stewart, and I prefer it because it doesn't make me think of stew. :)

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It was in the E&W charts from the 1940s, but dropped out in the 1990s, so as Jagoda said, it's a dad-name or a grandfather-name. I don't dislike it, but yup, it's not exciting, and I can't see it having a comeback.

The pronunciations for both are the same, as listed under Stuart (STOO-ərt and STYOO-ərt), and the differences between the two only come down to accent.

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Neither spelling is more or less correct in my opinion.

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They’re both dad names to me and I don’t think they’re very interesting. They’re really dated, actually.

They are pronounced the same. It makes me think of the comic book store owner from Big Bang Theory.

I dislike both, but especially Stuart. I really liked the "Stuart Little" movies when I was a kid, so the name always makes me think of rats. And rats and actually quite creepy.

Neither one is more correct than the other, but I personally prefer the Stuart spelling.

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In the US, at least, the pronunciation is the same.

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I think that Stuart has a more refined vibe.

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I don't care for the name much spelled either way.