Newell vs Newt

Side-by-side comparison of Newell and Newt — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Newell

Boy name

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Name B

Newt

Boy name · Rank #5435

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Metric Newell Newt
Current Rank Unranked #5435
Total Births (all years) 3,239 840
Peak Year 1916 1914
Peak Year Births 96 20
Peak Decade 1920ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Newell Newt
1880ss 62 100
1890ss 68 53
1900ss 95 46
1910ss 608 120
1920ss 704 110
1930ss 513 83
1940ss 459 54
1950ss 311 44
1960ss 163 26
1970ss 112 —
1980ss 54 —
1990ss 51 12
2000ss 15 11
2010ss 24 104
2020ss — 77

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Newell Newt
2014 5 11
2015 — 8
2016 — 12
2017 — 15
2018 5 19
2019 9 11
2020 — 16
2021 — 17
2022 — 15
2023 — 12
2024 — 17

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1881–2019.

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