Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Newell

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1916

Peak era

1916

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Newell

An estimated 739 living Americans are named Newell.

Newell fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Newell is approximately 66 years, with most bearers falling between 53 and 76 years old.

Not especially. Newell has been declining since its 1916 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

1881Peak 19162025

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

3,240

Newell last appeared in SSA records in 2019. Across its recorded history, about 3,240 American boys received the name.

Newell peaked in 1916, when 96 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 3,240 Americans named Newell since 1881.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1916

Living profile

907

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age70

Core range56–81

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.