Boys' name · since 1880
Newton
Newton has 8,177 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,359 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,861 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,177
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Newton currently ranks #5861 among boys' names in America, with 8,177 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Newton has been recorded 8,177 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #5861 nationally and more common than 58% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,359 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,861 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,177 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Newton ranks #1,359 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,861 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,177 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,359 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,861 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,177
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Newton's 8,177 recorded births place it above 97.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Newton compares
8,177 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Newton's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Newton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,177 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 208 | 34 | 22,252 |
Newton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Newton splits its recorded history at 1953: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2001 (8 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 208 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Newton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 208
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Newton popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1922 (Newton as girls' name)
Newton by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,552 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Newton's strongest decade.
1,552 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Newton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 538
1880s
538 births
- 1890s 372
1890s
372 births
- 1900s 316
1900s
316 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,306 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,552 births
- 1930s
1930s
982 births
- 1940s
1940s
801 births
- 1950s 613
1950s
613 births
- 1960s 398
1960s
398 births
- 1970s 285
1970s
285 births
- 1980s 218
1980s
218 births
- 1990s 232
1990s
232 births
- 2000s 184
2000s
184 births
- 2010s 232
2010s
232 births
- 2020s 148
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,552 births (19% of all-time use).
How Newton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Newton's total volume
Newton by state
Where Newton concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 444 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 292 | 3.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 277 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 241 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 216 | 2.6% |
| #6 | California | | 199 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 155 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 152 | 1.9% |
444 of 8,177 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Newton appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Newton's data
- Newton's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,552 total births); usage has since declined to 148 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Newtons (444 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Newton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Newton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.