Newt vs Newell

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

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Newt

Boy name · Rank #5435

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Name B

Newell

Boy name

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Newt Newell
2014 11 5
2015 8 —
2016 12 —
2017 15 —
2018 19 5
2019 11 9
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, 1880–2024.

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