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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Newman

Newman was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 595th; the most babies were born in 1921 (67). More babies were named Newman in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192167 babies
Total since 1880
1,896babies recorded

Newman popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#9,9526
1990#6,2428
1980——
1970#2,59414
1960#2,64211
1950#1,33430
1940#1,77816
1930#1,06543
1920#1,01547
1910#1,02511
1900#1,4415
1890#8567
1880——

How popular is Newman, counting every spelling?

Newman has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Newman?

About 500 people born in the US named Newman are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 40 and 75. That makes Newman a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

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.

Newman by state

How common Newman was among boys born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. In 44 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: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 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: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 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: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New 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: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesKY0.05West Virginia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesWV0.09Virginia: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesLA0.06Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesAL0.15Georgia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesGA0.07Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Newman, boys, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Newman

How popular is the name Newman?

Newman was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 595th; the most babies were born in 1921 (67). More babies were named Newman in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Newman a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Newman in the US.

Where was Newman most popular?

In 1919–1923, Newman was most common in Alabama (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Georgia.