Norman Name Popularity

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How popular is Norman?

The uncommon name Norman was the 1,224th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

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

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #37 for the first time in 1931 and as recently as 1933.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1928 with 5,589 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Norman was 95 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Norman occurred roughly during the years 1883-1886, 1889-1892, 1896-1900, 1906-1916, and 1918-1922, whereas 1971-1975, 1991-1995, and 2007-2011 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Norman popularity headed?

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

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

The name Norman is still rare 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, Norman has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Norman (Girl)		Norman (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	151	1,224
2017		< 5	--	170	1,123
2016		< 5	--	181	1,087
2015		< 5	--	147	1,238
2014		< 5	--	173	1,106
2013		< 5	--	159	1,142
2012		< 5	--	160	1,148
2011		< 5	--	126	1,347
2010		< 5	--	146	1,215
2009		< 5	--	161	1,139
2008		< 5	--	189	1,017
2007		< 5	--	191	1,011
2006		< 5	--	178	1,029
2005		< 5	--	195	909
2004		< 5	--	209	850
2003		< 5	--	219	798
2002		< 5	--	209	812
2001		< 5	--	227	758
2000		< 5	--	269	665
1999		< 5	--	238	704
1998		< 5	--	271	645
1997		< 5	--	294	601
1996		< 5	--	263	639
1995		< 5	--	279	617
1994		< 5	--	328	566
1993		< 5	--	393	517
1992		< 5	--	405	500
1991		< 5	--	521	429
1990		< 5	--	443	470
1989		< 5	--	496	420
1988		8	8,971	492	403
1987		6	10,826	525	369
1986		< 5	--	503	371
1985		9	7,377	574	334
1984		7	8,841	594	324
1983		6	9,848	624	313
1982		5	11,738	634	312
1981		< 5	--	686	292
1980		7	8,777	725	286
1979		8	7,808	697	291
1978		13	5,121	739	266
1977		14	4,845	755	262
1976		8	7,070	825	245
1975		9	6,302	849	242
1974		9	6,093	1,000	215
1973		10	5,460	987	220
1972		11	5,004	1,174	198
1971		20	3,334	1,343	190
1970		14	4,187	1,522	181
1969		20	3,078	1,650	169
1968		22	2,766	1,766	155
1967		20	2,841	1,954	146
1966		15	3,360	2,171	137
1965		19	2,896	2,302	134
1964		14	3,640	2,254	144
1963		20	2,838	2,482	139
1962		12	3,942	2,789	130
1961		13	3,737	2,688	135
1960		24	2,488	2,692	132
1959		20	2,650	2,776	130
1958		18	2,828	3,068	125
1957		15	3,113	3,336	118
1956		19	2,692	3,422	107
1955		27	2,094	3,411	102
1954		12	3,448	3,413	99
1953		15	2,902	3,371	98
1952		16	2,766	3,571	96
1951		14	2,890	3,732	90
1950		23	2,038	3,639	90
1949		8	4,139	3,668	90
1948		18	2,394	3,894	85
1947		15	2,743	4,411	81
1946		21	2,076	4,162	76
1945		16	2,216	3,725	65
1944		26	1,652	4,068	58
1943		21	1,933	4,522	56
1942		20	1,961	4,681	53
1941		23	1,683	4,457	49
1940		25	1,579	4,575	48
1939		17	2,016	4,741	44
1938		38	1,194	4,951	43
1937		23	1,615	4,674	43
1936		24	1,540	4,645	43
1935		19	1,828	5,041	38
1934		21	1,685	4,989	38
1933		39	1,133	4,955	37
1932		46	1,052	5,270	37
1931		36	1,217	5,421	37
1930		41	1,175	5,296	40
1929		55	974	5,157	40
1928		47	1,108	5,589	39
1927		48	1,106	5,487	39
1926		55	1,011	5,287	39
1925		37	1,316	4,976	41
1924		35	1,400	5,044	42
1923		28	1,579	4,707	44
1922		37	1,300	4,526	44
1921		26	1,710	4,479	46
1920		33	1,396	4,109	47
1919		24	1,689	3,808	48
1918		28	1,525	3,867	49
1917		20	1,823	3,789	46
1916		24	1,571	3,609	48
1915		20	1,726	3,262	50
1914		13	1,985	2,335	54
1913		11	1,981	1,748	57
1912		11	1,802	1,367	61
1911		< 5	--	691	63
1910		< 5	--	557	63
1909		< 5	--	415	75
1908		< 5	--	374	74
1907		6	1,990	362	75
1906		< 5	--	324	76
1905		5	2,152	350	71
1904		< 5	--	305	77
1903		< 5	--	238	86
1902		5	1,966	256	84
1901		< 5	--	238	83
1900		5	2,141	316	83
1899		5	1,771	223	83
1898		< 5	--	207	96
1897		< 5	--	197	91
1896		< 5	--	178	104
1895		< 5	--	211	91
1894		< 5	--	199	96
1893		6	1,393	166	106
1892		< 5	--	191	98
1891		< 5	--	163	100
1890		< 5	--	156	108
1889		< 5	--	141	112
1888		< 5	--	156	108
1887		< 5	--	119	113
1886		< 5	--	161	97
1885		< 5	--	118	116
1884		< 5	--	130	113
1883		< 5	--	106	120
1882		< 5	--	107	131
1881		< 5	--	95	125
1880		< 5	--	102	133

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.