How Many People Are Named Newt?
An estimated 311 people in the United States have the first name Newt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Newt peaked in popularity in 1914 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Newt as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Newt paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
311
About 1 in 1,102,104 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1914
20 births
Total Registered
840
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Newt
Newt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 840 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Newt as a male name
Ranked #5,578 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 1914 (20 births)
Newt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Newt span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 120 babies were registered. While Newt is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Newt by Decade
How has Newt tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Newt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Newt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Newt
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Newt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Newt?
We estimate approximately 311 people named Newt are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,102,104 Americans share this first name.
Is Newt a common name?
Newt is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 840 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Newt most popular?
Newt reached peak popularity in 1914, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Newt is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Newt a male name?
Newt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Newt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Newt Smith, Newt Johnson, Newt Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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