Newman
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning new man or new settler.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Newman by the numbers
Newman was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 67 babies in 1921, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Newman. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Neiman9 in the US (2017)
- Normannorthman; from Old Norse and English170 in the US (2017)
- Newtonfrom the new settlement or town28 in the US (2017)
- Nevanlittle saint; a form of Nevin5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Neilana form of nolan, descendant of nuallán14 in the US (2017)
- Namanbow, salutation, homage6 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Newman
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