Newton is a boy's name of English origin meaning “new town and Nablus.” In 2024 it was given to 28 boys in the United States.
Newton belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “new town and Nablus” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Newton first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #182 in 1880, and in 2024 28 babies received the name — 8,162 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Newton means “new town and Nablus” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Newton is a boy name. In 2024, 28 babies received the name in the US.
Newton comes from the English & American tradition.
Newton first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #182 in 1880, and 28 babies were given the name in 2024.
Newton is pronounced /ˈn(j)uːtən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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