Newt vs Newton

Side-by-side comparison of Newt and Newton — 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

Newton

Boy name · Rank #3882

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Metric Newt Newton
Current Rank #5435 #3882
Total Births (all years) 840 8,162
Peak Year 1914 1919
Peak Year Births 20 208
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Newt Newton
1880ss 100 538
1890ss 53 372
1900ss 46 316
1910ss 120 1,306
1920ss 110 1,552
1930ss 83 982
1940ss 54 801
1950ss 44 613
1960ss 26 398
1970ss — 285
1980ss — 218
1990ss 12 232
2000ss 11 184
2010ss 104 232
2020ss 77 133

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Newt Newton
2014 11 21
2015 8 26
2016 12 17
2017 15 28
2018 19 37
2019 11 31
2020 16 27
2021 17 26
2022 15 27
2023 12 25
2024 17 28

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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