Newell comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Newell means "new settlement, village.".
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How popular is Newell?
1916peak year
The name Newell reached its peak in 1916, with 96 registrations (ranked #595). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1881, roughly 35 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #11105) today, averaging about 7 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 3,318 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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