Boy or Girl

Is Newton a boy or girl name?

Newton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 28 boys were named Newton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 8,167 US babies named Newton were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#3,945
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Newton since 1880
8,167
Most popular year
1919
208 babies
Babies named Newton each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Newton from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.07515022530018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Newton, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s53800%
1890s37200%
1900s31600%
1910s1,30600%
1920s1,55250.3%
1930s98200%
1940s80100%
1950s61300%
1960s39800%
1970s28500%
1980s21800%
1990s23200%
2000s18400%
2010s23200%
2020s13300%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202428#3,9450–
202325#4,2980–
202227#4,0590–
202126#4,0920–
202027#3,8880–
201931#3,6120–
201837#3,1490–
201728#3,8620–
201617#5,4800–
201526#4,0450–
201421#4,6540–
201324#4,1440–
201215#5,9010–
201115#5,8670–
201018#5,1800–
200925#4,1320–
200821#4,6580–
200727#3,8640–
200620#4,6340–
200520#4,4150–
200414#5,7060–
200316#4,9740–
200215#5,0710–
20018#8,0870–
200018#4,3260–
199923#3,4560–
199815#4,5770–
199719#3,6930–
199620#3,5130–
199521#3,2720–
199438#2,1620–
199324#2,9190–
199225#2,7960–
199129#2,4490–
199018#3,4160–
198920#3,0560–
198820#2,8250–
198720#2,6880–
198630#1,9930–
198520#2,5700–
198424#2,2160–
198315#3,0250–
198222#2,3160–
198128#1,9770–
198019#2,5910–
197927#1,9840–
197822#2,1790–
197722#2,1850–
197625#1,9750–
197525#1,9270–
197427#1,7760–
197331#1,5740–
197238#1,3820–
197136#1,4300–
197032#1,5120–
196934#1,3890–
196831#1,4160–
196737#1,2460–
196632#1,3600–
196539#1,2300–
196443#1,1840–
196340#1,2350–
196246#1,1430–
196145#1,1950–
196051#1,0930–
195952#1,0780–
195847#1,1240–
195763#9610–
195654#1,0270–
195574#8610–
195463#9370–
195353#9960–
195258#9350–
195171#8340–
195078#7750–
194956#9320–
194885#7320–
194780#7700–
194680#7370–
194567#7520–
194482#6920–
194394#6650–
1942108#6080–
194183#6740–
194066#7670–
193989#6200–
193883#6590–
193796#5910–
193678#6720–
193590#6230–
193499#5940–
1933110#5480–
1932116#5470–
1931122#5260–
193099#6200–
1929117#5440–
1928145#5030–
1927141#5150–
1926144#5070–
1925152#4920–
1924169#4760–
1923156#4920–
1922169#4765#5,575
1921169#4720–
1920190#4380–
1919208#4040–
1918203#4110–
1917170#4360–
1916192#4000–
1915143#4600–
1914118#4440–
1913103#4250–
191286#4220–
191143#4500–
191040#4360–
190923#5530–
190829#4610–
190734#3870–
190633#3730–
190532#3680–
190419#5060–
190327#3800–
190239#3110–
190130#3310–
190050#2930–
189934#3030–
189829#3620–
189735#3150–
189634#3280–
189533#3250–
189432#3150–
189347#2570–
189246#2650–
189136#2720–
189046#2510–
188936#2830–
188850#2490–
188741#2480–
188666#2030–
188561#2030–
188441#2670–
188359#1970–
188261#2090–
188153#2100–
188070#1820–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Newton reached #182 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #5,575 in 1922. 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 Newton

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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.