Newton
Newton was the 6059th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 182nd; the most babies were born in 1919 (208). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,014 places. More babies were named Newton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,059 boys, down 2,170 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1919208 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,182babies recorded
Newton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1922.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,059 | 15 |
| 2020 | #3,889 | 27 |
| 2010 | #5,181 | 18 |
| 2000 | #4,326 | 18 |
| 1990 | #3,416 | 18 |
| 1980 | #2,591 | 19 |
| 1970 | #1,511 | 32 |
| 1960 | #1,093 | 51 |
| 1950 | #775 | 78 |
| 1940 | #767 | 66 |
| 1930 | #620 | 99 |
| 1920 | #438 | 190 |
| 1910 | #436 | 40 |
| 1900 | #293 | 50 |
| 1890 | #251 | 46 |
| 1880 | #182 | 70 |
How popular is Newton, counting every spelling?
Newton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Newton?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Newton (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Newton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Newton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Newton?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Newton are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 29 and 73. That makes Newton mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Newton by state
How common Newton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Newton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Newton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Newton
How popular is the name Newton?
Newton was the 6059th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 182nd; the most babies were born in 1919 (208). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,014 places. More babies were named Newton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Newton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Newton in the US.
Where is Newton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Newton was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).