How Many People Are Named Newt?
people named Newt are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,135,497 people in the US has this name
Based on 852 babies named Newt in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
20 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of NEWTON.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Newt in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Newt alive today is about 27 years old, and 67% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Newt first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1914, to 20 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Newt has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #474, in 1883. In 2025 it ranked #7,069.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,069 |
| Best rank | #474 (1883) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,863 in the 1910s |
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