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 #5449

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Name B

Newton

Boy name · Rank #3896

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Metric Newt Newton
Current Rank #5449 #3896
Total Births (all years) 852 8,177
Peak Year 1914 1919
Peak Year Births 20 208
Peak Decade 1910s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Newt Newton
1880s 100 538
1890s 53 372
1900s 46 316
1910s 120 1,306
1920s 110 1,552
1930s 83 982
1940s 54 801
1950s 44 613
1960s 26 398
1970s - 285
1980s - 218
1990s 12 232
2000s 11 184
2010s 104 232
2020s 89 148

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
2025 12 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, 1880–2025.

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