Newman comes from the English tradition, meaning Newcomer.
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How popular is Newman?
1921peak year
Today, Newman is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #12673), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1921, 67 babies were given the name (ranked #848 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 1,896 babies have been registered as Newman since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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