Newman

Where Newman comes from

From new + man: a "newcomer".
— Wiktionary's entry for Newman
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1816
    Newman Haynes Clanton born
    American outlaw
  2. 1882
    First appearance
    #754 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1892
    Newman Ivey White born
    American folklorist
  4. 1895
    Peak, #579
    13 babies named Newman — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1897
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Newman Haynes Clanton · American outlaw, 1816–1881
  • Newman Ivey White · American folklorist, 1892–1948
  • Newman Levy · American lawyer, poet, playwright and essayist, 1888–1966
  • Newman Darby · American windsurfer, 1928–2016
  • Newman E. Drake · American entrepreneur and philanthropist, 1860–1930

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.