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Newton

boy name · English origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

new town, new settlement; a surname-style tribute to Sir Isaac Newton, who formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Newton peaked in the 1890s.

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