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Norman

Boys' name · Early 20th-century perennial

Living in the US
~95,900 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#1,196 among boys
Births in 2025
169 254,762 since 1880
Typical age
68 years, median

Norman popularity over time

Norman rank by birth year, 1880–2025Norman ranked #131 in 1880 and #1,196 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #36, in 1931.#100#1,000#1,196best #36 in 193118901920195019802010
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1880–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

Norman was used most in 1928, when 5,637 babies were given the name. It is present from 1880, the first year of the record. Across the record, 63 years put Norman in the top 100.

The 2025 position is #1,196, on 169 births. It climbed 112 places against the previous year.

Babies named Norman per yearPeaks at 5,637 births in 1928.5,637 in 1928018901920195019802010
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Norman?

About 95,900 people named Norman are alive in the United States today. SSA has recorded 254,762 births under the name since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Norman?

The typical living Norman is 68 years old. Most living bearers were born in the 1950s. By the site’s era rules that makes Norman a early 20th-century perennial name.

Your Norman

Ages of living people named NormanHalf of living Normans are older than 68 and half younger.median 68020406080100
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Norman is most common

Relative to births, Wisconsin carries 3.0× the national share of Normans. Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio follow.

Where Norman is used more than average5 states use the name Norman more than the national average.Alaska: not over-representedAKMaine: not over-representedMEVermont: not over-representedVTNew Hampshire: not over-representedNHWashington: not over-representedWAIdaho: not over-representedIDMontana: not over-representedMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: 2.3× the national rateMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: 3.0× the national rateWIMichigan: 2.3× the national rateMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: not over-representedORNevada: not over-representedNVWyoming: not over-representedWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: not over-representedIAIndiana: not over-representedINOhio: 2.2× the national rateOHPennsylvania: 2.0× the national ratePANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: not over-representedRICalifornia: not over-representedCAUtah: not over-representedUTColorado: not over-representedCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: not over-representedKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: not over-representedMDDelaware: not over-representedDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: not over-representedAZNew Mexico: not over-representedNMKansas: not over-representedKSArkansas: not over-representedARTennessee: not over-representedTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: not over-representedDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: not over-representedLAMississippi: not over-representedMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: not over-representedGAHawaii: not over-representedHITexas: not over-representedTXFlorida: not over-representedFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Norman is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
Wisconsin 66 3.0×
Michigan 89 2.3×
Minnesota 52 2.3×
Ohio 108 2.2×
Pennsylvania 100 2.0×

Norman in England and Wales

In England and Wales, Norman ranked #2,664 in 2025 on 8 births. That is 20% lower than five years earlier.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Where the name Norman comes from

From Middle English Norman, from Old English Norman (a variant of Norþman) and Old French Normant.

Etymology summarised from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wiktionary entry.

Notable people named Norman

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Norman Mailer American writer 1923–2007 87
Norman Borlaug American biologist 1914–2009 82
Norman Foster British architect 1935 68
Norman Ramsey Jr. American physicist 1915–2011 66
Norman Angell English politician 1872–1967 62
Norman Haworth British chemist 1883–1950 60
Norman Reedus American actor 1969 55
Norman Rockwell American painter and illustrator 1894–1978 52
Photo credits (7)

The sharpest rise. Births under this name jumped from 691 in 1911 to 1,378 in 1912 — 2.0 times over in a single year.

Birth records contain the rise and nothing about its cause. This site does not supply one.

People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

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