Newt vs Newman

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

Name A

Newt

Boy name · Rank #5435

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Name B

Newman

Boy name · Rank #12327

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Metric Newt Newman
Current Rank #5435 #12327
Total Births (all years) 840 1,896
Peak Year 1914 1921
Peak Year Births 20 67
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Newt Newman
1880ss 100 32
1890ss 53 66
1900ss 46 56
1910ss 120 330
1920ss 110 442
1930ss 83 261
1940ss 54 198
1950ss 44 163
1960ss 26 109
1970ss — 73
1980ss — 55
1990ss 12 44
2000ss 11 32
2010ss 104 30
2020ss 77 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Newt Newman
2014 11 —
2015 8 6
2016 12 —
2017 15 5
2018 19 —
2019 11 6
2020 16 —
2021 17 —
2022 15 —
2023 12 —
2024 17 5

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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