Boy or Girl

Is Norman a boy or girl name?

Norman is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 148 boys were named Norman, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 254,586 US babies named Norman were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#1,313
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Norman since 1880
254,586
Most popular year
1928
5,637 babies
Babies named Norman each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Norman from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.01,5003,0004,5006,00018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Norman, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s1,23500%
1890s1,891110.6%
1900s3,178210.7%
1910s25,0331510.6%
1920s49,3644010.8%
1930s49,9873040.6%
1940s42,1641930.5%
1950s33,7491790.5%
1960s22,7531790.8%
1970s9,8851151.2%
1980s5,853480.8%
1990s3,43900%
2000s2,06800%
2010s1,58900%
2020s79600%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
2024148#1,3130–
2023138#1,3640–
2022167#1,1990–
2021169#1,1680–
2020174#1,1270–
2019160#1,1990–
2018156#1,2050–
2017172#1,1190–
2016183#1,0780–
2015148#1,2360–
2014174#1,0980–
2013159#1,1430–
2012160#1,1490–
2011130#1,3140–
2010147#1,2120–
2009164#1,1290–
2008195#1,0030–
2007191#1,0110–
2006181#1,0180–
2005197#9060–
2004211#8450–
2003220#7960–
2002210#8100–
2001228#7560–
2000271#6630–
1999240#7000–
1998271#6450–
1997295#6010–
1996264#6380–
1995279#6170–
1994328#5660–
1993393#5170–
1992405#5000–
1991521#4290–
1990443#4700–
1989497#4180–
1988492#4038#8,975
1987525#3706#10,831
1986503#3700–
1985574#3349#7,381
1984594#3247#8,848
1983624#3136#9,849
1982634#3125#11,744
1981685#2920–
1980725#2867#8,783
1979695#2918#7,812
1978739#26613#5,122
1977755#26214#4,848
1976825#2458#7,071
1975849#2419#6,300
19741,000#2159#6,096
1973986#22010#5,462
19721,172#19811#5,004
19711,342#19020#3,335
19701,522#18113#4,414
19691,648#16920#3,078
19681,767#15522#2,768
19671,955#14620#2,841
19662,171#13715#3,360
19652,302#13419#2,897
19642,258#14414#3,641
19632,479#13920#2,837
19622,788#13012#3,943
19612,686#13513#3,740
19602,699#13224#2,490
19592,777#13120#2,650
19583,073#12518#2,831
19573,340#11815#3,113
19563,417#10719#2,694
19553,411#10227#2,093
19543,417#9912#3,448
19533,372#9815#2,899
19523,572#9616#2,764
19513,729#9014#2,891
19503,641#9023#2,037
19493,668#908#4,138
19483,894#8518#2,394
19474,410#8115#2,742
19464,161#7621#2,076
19453,726#6516#2,215
19444,065#5826#1,652
19434,522#5621#1,933
19424,683#5320#1,961
19414,459#4923#1,684
19404,576#4825#1,579
19394,742#4417#2,017
19384,953#4338#1,194
19374,673#4323#1,615
19364,645#4324#1,540
19355,044#3819#1,827
19344,989#3821#1,685
19334,957#3739#1,133
19325,269#3746#1,052
19315,426#3636#1,218
19305,289#4041#1,175
19295,157#4055#974
19285,590#3947#1,108
19275,494#3948#1,106
19265,282#3955#1,011
19254,975#4137#1,317
19245,045#4235#1,399
19234,706#4428#1,579
19224,527#4437#1,300
19214,479#4626#1,710
19204,109#4733#1,396
19193,809#4824#1,689
19183,867#4928#1,525
19173,788#4620#1,823
19163,609#4824#1,571
19153,262#5020#1,726
19142,335#5413#1,985
19131,748#5711#1,981
19121,367#6111#1,802
1911691#630–
1910557#630–
1909415#750–
1908374#740–
1907362#756#1,990
1906324#760–
1905350#715#2,152
1904305#770–
1903238#860–
1902256#845#1,966
1901238#830–
1900316#835#2,141
1899223#835#1,771
1898207#960–
1897197#910–
1896178#1040–
1895211#910–
1894199#960–
1893166#1066#1,393
1892191#980–
1891163#1000–
1890156#1080–
1889141#1120–
1888156#1080–
1887119#1130–
1886161#970–
1885118#1160–
1884130#1130–
1883106#1200–
1882107#1310–
188195#1250–
1880102#1330–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Norman reached #36 in 1931. As a girl name, it reached #974 in 1929. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Norman

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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.