Is Norma a boy or girl name?
Norma is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 67 girls and 0 boys were named Norma, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 279,251 US babies named Norma were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,620
- Babies named Norma since 1880
- 279,251
- Most popular year
- 1931
- 8,796 babies
Boys and girls named Norma, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 590 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,885 | 100% |
| 1900s | 6 | 3,335 | 99.8% |
| 1910s | 43 | 15,500 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 220 | 65,241 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 343 | 72,877 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 176 | 43,030 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 126 | 30,801 | 99.6% |
| 1960s | 117 | 21,518 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 108 | 10,272 | 99% |
| 1980s | 114 | 5,555 | 98% |
| 1990s | 25 | 4,109 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,991 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 852 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 417 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,620 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,189 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,153 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,975 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,370 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,422 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,267 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,298 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,216 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,398 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,250 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,184 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,895 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,905 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,766 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,740 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,537 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,529 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 205 | #1,187 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,188 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,093 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,090 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 242 | #928 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 266 | #859 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 243 | #903 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 292 | #760 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 307 | #720 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 355 | #631 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 332 | #668 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 456 | #528 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 452 | #541 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,742 | 451 | #531 |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,161 | 462 | #516 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,964 | 508 | #480 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,252 | 494 | #494 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,474 | 534 | #455 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,577 | 449 | #501 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,463 | 464 | #471 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,596 | 472 | #457 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,742 | 498 | #439 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,860 | 463 | #450 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,186 | 519 | #419 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,573 | 669 | #350 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,396 | 729 | #323 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,981 | 758 | #319 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,717 | 774 | #310 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,887 | 721 | #317 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,959 | 778 | #306 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,789 | 925 | #258 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,649 | 1,023 | #236 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,083 | 1,062 | #241 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,973 | 1,042 | #243 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,305 | 1,151 | #239 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,925 | 1,361 | #223 |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,265 | 1,435 | #218 |
| 1969 | 10 | #3,005 | 1,556 | #203 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,273 | 1,550 | #201 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,920 | 1,828 | #173 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,579 | 1,859 | #178 |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,763 | 2,051 | #171 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,216 | 2,430 | #157 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 2,457 | #163 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,626 | 2,678 | #155 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,924 | 2,549 | #164 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,282 | 2,560 | #162 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,269 | 2,722 | #157 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,146 | 2,737 | #149 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,962 | 2,983 | #141 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,069 | 3,046 | #138 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,229 | 2,935 | #137 |
| 1954 | 18 | #1,872 | 3,103 | #128 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,015 | 3,168 | #122 |
| 1952 | 8 | #3,035 | 3,341 | #112 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,613 | 3,355 | #107 |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,001 | 3,411 | #104 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,087 | 3,413 | #105 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,191 | 3,592 | #103 |
| 1947 | 19 | #1,771 | 4,425 | #82 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,117 | 4,266 | #77 |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,992 | 3,603 | #74 |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,951 | 3,864 | #66 |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,515 | 4,541 | #58 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,452 | 4,971 | #52 |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,437 | 5,021 | #47 |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,510 | 5,334 | #43 |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,416 | 5,827 | #38 |
| 1938 | 36 | #1,087 | 6,367 | #34 |
| 1937 | 33 | #1,160 | 6,235 | #33 |
| 1936 | 24 | #1,379 | 6,633 | #29 |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,118 | 6,869 | #29 |
| 1934 | 32 | #1,186 | 7,787 | #24 |
| 1933 | 39 | #1,044 | 7,483 | #23 |
| 1932 | 44 | #1,000 | 8,406 | #22 |
| 1931 | 37 | #1,124 | 8,759 | #22 |
| 1930 | 40 | #1,109 | 8,511 | #25 |
| 1929 | 39 | #1,124 | 7,894 | #25 |
| 1928 | 31 | #1,321 | 8,165 | #23 |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,501 | 7,997 | #26 |
| 1926 | 26 | #1,454 | 7,528 | #29 |
| 1925 | 24 | #1,566 | 6,941 | #34 |
| 1924 | 18 | #1,947 | 6,542 | #40 |
| 1923 | 19 | #1,850 | 5,885 | #41 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,592 | 5,238 | #46 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,126 | 5,102 | #51 |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,138 | 3,949 | #69 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,646 | 3,199 | #83 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,236 | 2,653 | #98 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,665 | 2,123 | #108 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,771 | 1,921 | #111 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 1,737 | #118 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 1,172 | #128 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 878 | #139 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,472 | 800 | #137 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 531 | #153 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 486 | #159 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 438 | #158 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,323 | 430 | #157 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 375 | #164 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 332 | #165 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 311 | #169 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 281 | #174 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 311 | #158 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 277 | #172 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 264 | #171 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 316 | #174 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 214 | #191 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 241 | #187 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 200 | #195 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 197 | #198 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 219 | #181 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 174 | #202 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 189 | #187 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 190 | #184 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 127 | #209 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 134 | #207 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 108 | #223 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 101 | #230 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 77 | #240 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 72 | #241 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 51 | #277 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 42 | #299 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 49 | #260 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 32 | #315 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 26 | #314 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 32 | #277 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Norma reached #1,000 in 1932. As a girl name, it reached #22 in 1931. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Norma
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.