Newton — #3882 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Newton

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,162 babies named Newton between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Newton currently holds the #3882 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 208 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Newton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,552 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Newton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 444 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Newton in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Newton 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 8,162 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.