Is Newell a boy or girl name?

Newell is a boy’s name. Of the 3,319 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.4% were girls and 97.6% were boys.

Newell

Recorded 1881–2019 · United States

Newell was most popular in 1916, when 105 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,209 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,319 people named Newell.

Newell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Newell’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Newell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Newell is a boy’s name — 2.4% of the 3,319 Americans given it were girls and 97.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Newell

Where Newell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org