Newton

Last seen for girls in 1922 at #5,009 · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1880 · 70 births
Debut · boys
70 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
8,177
since 1880

Newton over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Newton has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #180, 1880boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#5,86115
2024—#3,89628
2023—#4,22025
2022—#3,99527
2021—#4,01126
2020—#3,81127
2019—#3,57131
2018—#3,10637
2017—#3,78128
2016—#5,31817
2015—#3,98226
2014—#4,53821
2013—#4,06424
2012—#5,72015
2011—#5,67515
2010—#5,04718
2009—#4,03525
2008—#4,54021
2007—#3,79327
2006—#4,52020
2005—#4,32620
2004—#5,49214
2003—#4,81516
2002—#4,91915
2001—#7,5368
2000—#4,20418
1999—#3,37623
1998—#4,41315
1997—#3,60119
1996—#3,40620
1995—#3,19121
1994—#2,12338
1993—#2,86524
1992—#2,74725
1991—#2,40629
1990—#3,30918
1989—#2,98920
1988—#2,76520
1987—#2,64120
1986—#1,96230
1985—#2,50420
1984—#2,15924
1983—#2,91215
1982—#2,26922
1981—#1,94228
1980—#2,53619
1979—#1,94327
1978—#2,13422
1977—#2,13122
1976—#1,93225
1975—#1,88425
1974—#1,74727
1973—#1,54831
1972—#1,36438
1971—#1,41536
1970—#1,49432
1969—#1,37634
1968—#1,39331
1967—#1,23137
1966—#1,34532
1965—#1,22639
1964—#1,17243
1963—#1,22840
1962—#1,13746
1961—#1,17945
1960—#1,08351
1959—#1,06852
1958—#1,11447
1957—#95763
1956—#1,01954
1955—#85574
1954—#93363
1953—#98953
1952—#93258
1951—#83371
1950—#77278
1949—#92356
1948—#72985
1947—#76980
1946—#72980
1945—#74967
1944—#68782
1943—#66294
1942—#606108
1941—#67183
1940—#75866
1939—#61789
1938—#65683
1937—#58896
1936—#66978
1935—#61890
1934—#59299
1933—#543110
1932—#545116
1931—#523122
1930—#61899
1929—#543117
1928—#500145
1927—#512141
1926—#506144
1925—#492152
1924—#476169
1923—#491156
1922#5,0095#473169
1921—#471169
1920—#437190
1919—#404208
1918—#411203
1917—#436170
1916—#400192
1915—#459143
1914—#444118
1913—#423103
1912—#42186
1911—#44643
1910—#43040
1909—#54523
1908—#45229
1907—#38534
1906—#36333
1905—#36532
1904—#49219
1903—#37027
1902—#30839
1901—#32530
1900—#29250
1899—#30034
1898—#36029
1897—#31135
1896—#32334
1895—#31633
1894—#30832
1893—#25647
1892—#26546
1891—#26936
1890—#25046
1889—#28136
1888—#24550
1887—#24741
1886—#20066
1885—#20361
1884—#26541
1883—#19759
1882—#20761
1881—#20853
1880—#18070
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Newton was already there! It came in at #180, and was given to 70 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2001, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.

Where Newton is popular in 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedMNIllinois: #497 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,098 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedMINew York: #467 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,610 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #433 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 10,872 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedNEMissouri: #394 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,695 boysMOKentucky: #489 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,185 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedARTennessee: #241 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,050 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #288 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,613 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #309 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,456 boysOKLouisiana: #249 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,645 boysLAMississippi: #400 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,854 boysMSAlabama: #394 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,820 boysALGeorgia: #375 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,846 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedHITexas: #369 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,755 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Newton, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Tennessee#241 · 1 in 2,050
  2. Louisiana#249 · 1 in 1,645
  3. South Carolina#288 · 1 in 2,613
  4. Oklahoma#309 · 1 in 2,456
  5. Texas#369 · 1 in 2,755

Best ever in a state: #167 in Connecticut, 1926.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#241121 in 2,050
Louisiana#249121 in 1,645
South Carolina#28881 in 2,613
Oklahoma#30991 in 2,456
Texas#369191 in 2,755
Georgia#37581 in 3,846
Alabama#39471 in 3,820
Missouri#39461 in 4,695
Mississippi#40051 in 3,854
Pennsylvania#43381 in 10,872
New York#46781 in 11,610
Kentucky#48951 in 5,185
Illinois#49751 in 11,098
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Newton
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 1,965 spots since 2024 (#3,896 → #5,861)
  • 2,050 spots since 2020 (#3,811 → #5,861)
  • 1,879 spots since 2015 (#3,982 → #5,861)
  • Biggest jump: 151 spots in 1950 (#923 → #772)
  • Biggest drop: 194 spots in 1949 (#729 → #923)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #180 (70 births)
  • Births halved by 1894, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 77 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1880–1955
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,578
  • Highest: 1 in 1,578 boys born in 1880 were named Newton (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 113,872 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 19.0% of all boys named Newton (1,552) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s538#180 (1880)#223
1890s372#250 (1890)#296
1900s316#292 (1900)#390
1910s1,306#400 (1916)#427
1920s1,552#437 (1920)#490
1930s982#523 (1931)#597
1940s801#606 (1942)#728
1950s613#772 (1950)#947
1960s398#1,083 (1960)#1,237
1970s285#1,364 (1972)#1,759
1980s218#1,942 (1981)#2,468
1990s232#2,123 (1994)#3,144
2000s184#3,793 (2007)#4,818
2010s232#3,106 (2018)#4,480
2020s148#3,811 (2020)#4,299

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Newton in 1922

girls
#5,009
5 births · 1 in 240,201 girls
boys
#473
169 births · 1 in 6,439 boys

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #5,009Newton5

Top boys' names in 1922

  1. #1John57,280
  2. #2Robert53,796
  3. #3William51,111
  4. #4James49,802
  5. #5Charles28,839
  6. #6George27,350
  7. #7Joseph25,699
  8. #8Edward20,419
  9. #9Richard17,537
  10. #10Frank16,013
  11. #473Newton169
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 240,201 of them was named Newton, which outranked 13.5% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Newton
  1. #4,445Zenola6
  2. #4,445Zonnie6
  3. #4,445Zuella6
  4. #5,009Newton5
  5. #5,009Abelina5
  6. #5,009Adair5
  7. #5,009Adalia5

Tied with 780 names at #5,009; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 626Lilia#1,543 → #917
  2. ↑ 573Leatrice#1,258 → #685
  3. ↑ 412Phylis#1,409 → #997
  4. ↑ 352Darleen#1,258 → #906
  5. ↑ 295Madlyn#1,136 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Erlene#946 → #1,464
  2. ↓ 390Exie#879 → #1,269
  3. ↓ 327Arlyne#905 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 288Toby#964 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 265Rochelle#987 → #1,252

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 6,439 of them was named Newton, which outranked 90.5% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Newton
  1. #470Hal171
  2. #470Hoyt171
  3. #472Ambrose170
  4. #473Newton169
  5. #473Alfredo169
  6. #473Chris169
  7. #473Frederic169
  8. #477Casimir168
  9. #478Emile167
  10. #479Randall166

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Desmond#1,360 → #840
  2. ↑ 504Gorden#1,226 → #722
  3. ↑ 418Jackie#1,140 → #722
  4. ↑ 417Daryl#843 → #426
  5. ↑ 361Brown#1,360 → #999
Fallers
  1. ↓ 600Adolf#991 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 508Nello#962 → #1,470
  3. ↓ 439Newman#843 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 394Marcos#939 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Porfirio#939 → #1,282

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1922 →