Is Newt a boy or girl name?

Newt is a boy’s name. Of the 852 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Newt

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Newt was most popular in 1914, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,650 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 852 people named Newt.

Newt over time

Births per year. The dot marks Newt’s peak in 1914. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Newt a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Newt is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 852 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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.

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