Boy or Girl

Is Norwood a boy or girl name?

Norwood was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,909 US babies named Norwood were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Norwood since 1883
2,909
Most popular year
1921
79 babies
Babies named Norwood each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Norwood from 1883 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0204060801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Norwood, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s1700%
1890s3100%
1900s5300%
1910s43700%
1920s69500%
1930s50800%
1940s42600%
1950s32100%
1960s22100%
1970s9800%
1980s7600%
1990s2600%
2000s00–
2010s00–
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20010–0–
20000–0–
19990–0–
19980–0–
19976#8,9530–
19960–0–
19955#9,8830–
19940–0–
19930–0–
19925#9,4200–
19910–0–
199010#5,2680–
19895#8,8630–
198810#4,6820–
19876#6,7200–
198610#4,3780–
19858#5,0260–
19848#4,8530–
19839#4,3870–
198210#4,1480–
19815#6,9850–
19805#6,9830–
19797#5,2080–
19787#4,8960–
19776#5,6430–
19766#5,4170–
197511#3,3750–
197410#3,5040–
19737#4,3820–
197214#2,6260–
197115#2,5210–
197015#2,4740–
196913#2,5130–
196818#1,9440–
196715#2,1040–
196619#1,7950–
196521#1,7640–
196428#1,5030–
196319#1,8790–
196225#1,6130–
196134#1,3830–
196029#1,5150–
195926#1,5800–
195834#1,3330–
195731#1,4270–
195630#1,4340–
195530#1,4140–
195428#1,4570–
195342#1,1510–
195222#1,6490–
195133#1,2890–
195045#1,0590–
194941#1,1080–
194853#9600–
194743#1,1120–
194654#9030–
194533#1,1570–
194435#1,1310–
194342#1,0470–
194245#9990–
194143#9830–
194037#1,0890–
193948#9020–
193852#8670–
193747#9190–
193643#9460–
193550#9010–
193452#8750–
193352#8620–
193249#9360–
193157#8380–
193058#8700–
192957#8840–
192878#7300–
192759#8910–
192666#8180–
192565#8280–
192471#8060–
192374#7670–
192274#7740–
192179#7490–
192072#7870–
191976#7350–
191867#8010–
191754#8690–
191663#7780–
191554#8410–
191436#9270–
191332#8670–
191232#7770–
191117#8130–
19106#1,5370–
190910#1,0040–
19086#1,3250–
190711#8470–
19067#1,0860–
19050–0–
19040–0–
19035#1,2530–
19026#1,1090–
19010–0–
19008#1,0230–
18995#1,1580–
18989#7890–
18975#1,1820–
18960–0–
18957#9500–
18940–0–
18930–0–
18925#1,2010–
18910–0–
18900–0–
18890–0–
18880–0–
18875#1,0180–
18867#8200–
18850–0–
18840–0–
18835#1,0050–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Norwood reached #730 in 1928. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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.

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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.