Newell vs Newton

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

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Newell

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Newton

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Metric Newell Newton
Current Rank Unranked #3896
Total Births (all years) 3,240 8,177
Peak Year 1916 1919
Peak Year Births 96 208
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Newell Newton
1880s 62 538
1890s 68 372
1900s 95 316
1910s 608 1,306
1920s 704 1,552
1930s 513 982
1940s 460 801
1950s 311 613
1960s 163 398
1970s 112 285
1980s 54 218
1990s 51 232
2000s 15 184
2010s 24 232
2020s - 148

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Newell Newton
2014 5 21
2015 - 26
2016 - 17
2017 - 28
2018 5 37
2019 9 31
2020 - 27
2021 - 26
2022 - 27
2023 - 25
2024 - 28
2025 - 15

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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