Newman vs Newt
American parents have registered 1,896 Newmans since 1880, against 852 Newts. But in 2025 it was Newt that was commoner, 12 babies to fewer than five.
Babies given each name, 1880–2025
Newman Newt
Each line is every baby given the name that year, girls and boys added together — the only count that means the same thing for both names. A line breaks where the name fell below five babies in a year — the point at which the SSA stops publishing it — rather than being drawn through a figure nobody published. A single published year in a gap shows as a dot.
Who was ahead
Of the 134 years in which either name was published, Newman for 99 years and Newt for 35 years. The lead changed hands 14 times.
- 1880–1890 Newt ahead
- 1894–1896 Newman ahead
- 1897–1902 Newt ahead
- 1907–2009 Newman ahead, apart from 2 short spells
- 2013–2025 Newt ahead
8 shorter spells of a year or two are folded into the spans above rather than listed separately.
Side by side
| Newman | Newt | |
|---|---|---|
| Total US births | 1,896 | 852 |
| Most in one year | 67 | 20 |
| Babies in 2025 | under 5 | 12 |
| Estimated living today | 550 | 300 |
| Median age today | 61 | 10 |
| Peak year | 1921 | 1914 |
| Best rank | 843rd boys | 1,342nd boys |
| Rank in 2025 | unranked | 6,803rd |
| First recorded | 1882 | 1880 |
| Girls / boys | 0 / 1,896 | 0 / 852 |
A rank is a position within one sex’s list for one year, so the two rank rows are not subtracted from one another and the winning column is not marked on them. The living figure is a life-table estimate, not a count.
Which name is older
Half of the Newmans alive today are over 61; half the Newts are over 10. That is 51 years between them: two names in use at the same time, worn by two different generations.
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Social Security Administration birth records, 1880–2025, public domain. Full histories: Newman and Newt.