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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Newell

Newell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 479th; the most babies were born in 1916 (96). More babies were named Newell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191696 babies
Total since 1880
3,319babies recorded

Newell popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 79 since 1914.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#13,6835
2000——
1990#6,2418
1980#4,3919
1970#1,83424
1960#2,01817
1950#1,25034
1940#87053
1930#82862
1920#76575
1910#91513
1900#9499
1890#7958
1880——

How popular is Newell, counting every spelling?

Newell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Newell?

About 800 people born in the US named Newell are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 55 and 79. That makes Newell a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Newell by state

How common Newell was among boys born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (11.4×). In 39 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesME0.25Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesMN0.14Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMI0.05New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMA0.04Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: 1.0 per 1,000 babiesUT1.0Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOK0.06Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesTX0.11Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Newell, boys, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Newell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Newell, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Newell

How popular is the name Newell?

Newell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 479th; the most babies were born in 1916 (96). More babies were named Newell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Newell a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 79 girls and 3,240 boys.

Where was Newell most popular?

In 1914–1918, Newell was most common in Utah (1.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maine and Minnesota.