Norma Name Popularity

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How popular is Norma?

The rare name Norma was the 2,271st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Norma, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #22 for the first time in 1931 and as recently as 1932.

The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1931 with 8,760 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Norma was 26 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Norma occurred roughly during the years 1882-1892, 1896-1900, and 1904-1927, whereas 1962-1973, 1974-1977, 1980-1984, 1993-1996, 1997-2000, and 2004-2012 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Norma popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

Norma's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. however, the number of children named Norma lately has remained about the same.

The name Norma is quite distinctive and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Norma has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Norma (Girl)		Norma (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		80	2,271	< 5	--
2017		81	2,289	< 5	--
2016		86	2,236	< 5	--
2015		77	2,395	< 5	--
2014		84	2,244	< 5	--
2013		86	2,183	< 5	--
2012		60	2,893	< 5	--
2011		105	1,903	< 5	--
2010		116	1,779	< 5	--
2009		126	1,739	< 5	--
2008		149	1,553	< 5	--
2007		150	1,536	< 5	--
2006		205	1,186	< 5	--
2005		193	1,190	< 5	--
2004		209	1,097	< 5	--
2003		202	1,092	< 5	--
2002		242	928	< 5	--
2001		265	864	< 5	--
2000		243	903	< 5	--
1999		292	760	< 5	--
1998		307	720	< 5	--
1997		355	631	< 5	--
1996		332	668	< 5	--
1995		455	528	< 5	--
1994		452	541	< 5	--
1993		451	531	5	9,740
1992		462	515	6	8,158
1991		508	480	6	7,962
1990		494	494	8	6,247
1989		534	455	9	5,474
1988		448	501	8	5,577
1987		463	472	14	3,461
1986		472	455	13	3,594
1985		498	439	12	3,740
1984		463	449	11	3,859
1983		519	419	14	3,183
1982		667	351	19	2,573
1981		729	324	9	4,394
1980		758	319	5	6,982
1979		774	310	8	4,716
1978		721	317	15	2,887
1977		779	306	7	4,955
1976		925	258	15	2,784
1975		1,023	236	7	4,649
1974		1,062	241	8	4,080
1973		1,043	243	12	2,973
1972		1,151	239	7	4,302
1971		1,361	223	12	2,925
1970		1,435	218	17	2,264
1969		1,556	203	10	3,006
1968		1,550	201	14	2,272
1967		1,828	173	9	2,920
1966		1,859	178	11	2,577
1965		2,049	171	21	1,762
1964		2,428	157	8	3,214
1963		2,460	163	< 5	--
1962		2,674	155	11	2,626
1961		2,552	164	19	1,922
1960		2,559	162	14	2,284
1959		2,723	157	14	2,265
1958		2,740	148	15	2,144
1957		2,977	141	9	2,960
1956		3,049	138	16	2,069
1955		2,932	137	5	4,222
1954		3,104	128	18	1,874
1953		3,168	122	16	2,015
1952		3,341	112	8	3,037
1951		3,354	107	10	2,613
1950		3,411	104	15	2,001
1949		3,413	105	14	2,088
1948		3,590	103	13	2,192
1947		4,426	82	19	1,771
1946		4,266	77	13	2,116
1945		3,602	74	13	1,992
1944		3,863	66	14	1,951
1943		4,543	58	22	1,515
1942		4,969	52	25	1,409
1941		5,020	47	22	1,476
1940		5,334	43	21	1,511
1939		5,827	38	23	1,415
1938		6,367	34	36	1,088
1937		6,233	33	33	1,159
1936		6,634	29	24	1,379
1935		6,868	29	35	1,117
1934		7,787	24	32	1,186
1933		7,481	23	39	1,044
1932		8,407	22	44	1,000
1931		8,760	22	37	1,124
1930		8,511	25	40	1,109
1929		7,894	25	39	1,125
1928		8,164	23	31	1,321
1927		7,997	26	26	1,501
1926		7,528	29	26	1,454
1925		6,942	34	24	1,567
1924		6,542	40	18	1,947
1923		5,886	41	19	1,850
1922		5,237	46	12	2,592
1921		5,101	51	16	2,126
1920		3,949	69	9	3,138
1919		3,198	83	7	3,646
1918		2,655	97	14	2,236
1917		2,123	108	10	2,665
1916		1,921	111	6	3,771
1915		1,737	118	< 5	--
1914		1,172	128	< 5	--
1913		878	139	< 5	--
1912		800	137	6	2,472
1911		531	153	< 5	--
1910		486	159	< 5	--
1909		438	158	< 5	--
1908		430	157	6	1,323
1907		375	164	< 5	--
1906		332	165	< 5	--
1905		311	169	< 5	--
1904		281	174	< 5	--
1903		311	158	< 5	--
1902		277	172	< 5	--
1901		264	171	< 5	--
1900		316	174	< 5	--
1899		214	191	< 5	--
1898		241	187	< 5	--
1897		200	195	< 5	--
1896		197	198	< 5	--
1895		219	181	< 5	--
1894		174	202	< 5	--
1893		189	187	< 5	--
1892		190	184	< 5	--
1891		127	209	< 5	--
1890		134	207	< 5	--
1889		108	223	< 5	--
1888		101	230	< 5	--
1887		77	240	< 5	--
1886		72	241	< 5	--
1885		51	277	< 5	--
1884		42	299	< 5	--
1883		49	260	< 5	--
1882		32	315	< 5	--
1881		26	314	< 5	--
1880		32	277	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.