Newman — #12327 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Newman

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,896 babies named Newman between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Newman currently holds the #12327 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Newman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 442 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Newman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Newman in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Newman in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,896 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.