Is Newell a boy or girl name?
Newell was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 2.4% of the 3,318 US babies named Newell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Newell since 1881
- 3,318
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 105 babies
Boys and girls named Newell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 95 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 608 | 30 | 4.7% |
| 1920s | 704 | 49 | 6.5% |
| 1930s | 513 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 459 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 311 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 163 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 54 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,674 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,536 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,451 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,682 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #8,121 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #14,011 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,658 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,188 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,320 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,861 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,083 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,802 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,241 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,721 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,147 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,705 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,485 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,579 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,982 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,870 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,392 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,836 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,438 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,524 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,203 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,848 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,744 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,680 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,856 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,253 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,275 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,540 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 16 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 16 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,143 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,088 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,943 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 17 | #2,017 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 28 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 24 | #1,628 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 29 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 29 | #1,425 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 33 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 42 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 34 | #1,250 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 36 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 47 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 47 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 32 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 49 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 62 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 53 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 55 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 53 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 39 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 51 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 51 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 60 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 45 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 44 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 58 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 49 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 54 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 62 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 62 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 71 | #772 | 5 | #5,235 |
| 1927 | 63 | #856 | 6 | #4,670 |
| 1926 | 75 | #744 | 5 | #5,409 |
| 1925 | 60 | #866 | 7 | #4,317 |
| 1924 | 67 | #832 | 6 | #4,882 |
| 1923 | 81 | #726 | 9 | #3,574 |
| 1922 | 77 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 73 | #797 | 5 | #5,667 |
| 1920 | 75 | #765 | 6 | #4,814 |
| 1919 | 74 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 83 | #689 | 9 | #3,439 |
| 1917 | 75 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 96 | #595 | 9 | #3,193 |
| 1915 | 82 | #642 | 6 | #4,118 |
| 1914 | 61 | #651 | 6 | #3,496 |
| 1913 | 59 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 41 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 24 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 13 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 15 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 13 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 13 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 10 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 11 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 7 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 10 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 14 | #479 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Newell reached #479 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #3,193 in 1916. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Newell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.