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Newton: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“new town”
Origin
Old English
Say it
NOO-tən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

An English surname from place names derived from Old English neowe and tun. It became a given name through surname use; associated with Isaac Newton.

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How popular is Newton?

20248.4 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Newton in 202428

2024 rank#3,882 boys

Peak year1880

Total US babies since 18808,167

Newton is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Newton

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English
  • Bentleybent-grass clearing · Old English

Newton questions

What does the name Newton mean?

Newton means "new town". It comes from Old English. An English surname from place names derived from Old English neowe and tun. It became a given name through surname use; associated with Isaac Newton.

Is Newton a boy or girl name?

Newton is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Newton?

28 US babies were named Newton in 2024. Its peak year was 1880.

How do you pronounce Newton?

Newton is usually pronounced NOO-tən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.