Norman was a very popular boys' name that peaked at #36 in 1931 but is far less common today.
Norman is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,200 for boy births in the United States (and #2,479 across all names), given to 169 babies. Norman was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1928 (5,590 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 169 | 169 | — | #1,200 |
| 2024 | 149 | 149 | — | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 138 | 138 | — | #1,364 |
| 2022 | 168 | 168 | — | #1,195 |
| 2021 | 170 | 170 | — | #1,167 |
| 2020 | 174 | 174 | — | #1,128 |
| 2019 | 160 | 160 | — | #1,199 |
| 2018 | 156 | 156 | — | #1,205 |
| 2017 | 172 | 172 | — | #1,119 |
| 2016 | 183 | 183 | — | #1,078 |
| 2015 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,237 |
| 2014 | 174 | 174 | — | #1,098 |
| 2013 | 160 | 160 | — | #1,138 |
| 2012 | 160 | 160 | — | #1,149 |
| 2011 | 130 | 130 | — | #1,314 |
| 2010 | 147 | 147 | — | #1,212 |
| 2009 | 164 | 164 | — | #1,129 |
| 2008 | 196 | 196 | — | #1,000 |
| 2007 | 192 | 192 | — | #1,009 |
| 2006 | 182 | 182 | — | #1,014 |
| 2005 | 197 | 202 | — | #906 |
| 2004 | 211 | 216 | — | #845 |
| 2003 | 220 | 226 | — | #796 |
| 2002 | 210 | 210 | — | #810 |
| 2001 | 228 | 236 | — | #756 |
| 2000 | 271 | 278 | — | #663 |
| 1999 | 240 | 247 | — | #700 |
| 1998 | 271 | 278 | — | #645 |
| 1997 | 295 | — | — | #601 |
| 1996 | 264 | — | — | #638 |
| 1995 | 279 | — | — | #617 |
| 1994 | 328 | — | — | #566 |
| 1993 | 393 | — | — | #517 |
| 1992 | 405 | — | — | #500 |
| 1991 | 520 | — | — | #429 |
| 1990 | 444 | — | — | #470 |
| 1989 | 497 | — | — | #418 |
| 1988 | 500 | — | #8,975 | #403 |
| 1987 | 531 | — | #10,832 | #369 |
| 1986 | 503 | — | — | #370 |
| 1985 | 583 | — | #7,381 | #334 |
| 1984 | 601 | — | #8,847 | #324 |
| 1983 | 630 | — | #9,850 | #314 |
| 1982 | 639 | — | #11,746 | #312 |
| 1981 | 685 | — | — | #292 |
| 1980 | 732 | — | #8,783 | #286 |
| 1979 | 703 | — | #7,813 | #291 |
| 1978 | 752 | — | #5,121 | #266 |
| 1977 | 769 | — | #4,848 | #262 |
| 1976 | 833 | — | #7,070 | #245 |
| 1975 | 858 | — | #6,298 | #241 |
| 1974 | 1,009 | — | #6,094 | #215 |
| 1973 | 997 | — | #5,461 | #219 |
| 1972 | 1,181 | — | #5,344 | #198 |
| 1971 | 1,363 | — | #3,233 | #190 |
| 1970 | 1,535 | — | #4,414 | #181 |
| 1969 | 1,667 | — | #3,078 | #169 |
| 1968 | 1,789 | — | #2,768 | #155 |
| 1967 | 1,975 | — | #2,842 | #146 |
| 1966 | 2,186 | — | #3,360 | #137 |
| 1965 | 2,321 | — | #2,897 | #134 |
| 1964 | 2,272 | — | #3,641 | #144 |
| 1963 | 2,498 | — | #2,837 | #138 |
| 1962 | 2,800 | — | #3,944 | #130 |
| 1961 | 2,700 | — | #3,741 | #134 |
| 1960 | 2,724 | — | #2,490 | #132 |
| 1959 | 2,796 | — | #2,650 | #131 |
| 1958 | 3,092 | — | #2,831 | #125 |
| 1957 | 3,355 | — | #3,113 | #118 |
| 1956 | 3,436 | — | #2,694 | #107 |
| 1955 | 3,438 | — | #2,093 | #102 |
| 1954 | 3,429 | — | #3,448 | #99 |
| 1953 | 3,387 | — | #2,899 | #98 |
| 1952 | 3,588 | — | #2,764 | #96 |
| 1951 | 3,743 | — | #2,891 | #90 |
| 1950 | 3,664 | — | #2,037 | #90 |
| 1949 | 3,676 | — | #4,138 | #90 |
| 1948 | 3,912 | — | #2,394 | #85 |
| 1947 | 4,425 | — | #2,742 | #81 |
| 1946 | 4,182 | — | #2,076 | #76 |
| 1945 | 3,742 | — | #2,215 | #65 |
| 1944 | 4,091 | — | #1,652 | #58 |
| 1943 | 4,543 | — | #1,933 | #56 |
| 1942 | 4,703 | — | #1,961 | #53 |
| 1941 | 4,482 | — | #1,684 | #49 |
| 1940 | 4,601 | — | #1,579 | #48 |
| 1939 | 4,759 | — | #2,017 | #44 |
| 1938 | 4,991 | — | #1,194 | #43 |
| 1937 | 4,696 | — | #1,615 | #43 |
| 1936 | 4,669 | — | #1,540 | #43 |
| 1935 | 5,062 | — | #1,827 | #38 |
| 1934 | 5,010 | — | #1,685 | #38 |
| 1933 | 4,998 | — | #1,133 | #37 |
| 1932 | 5,314 | — | #1,052 | #37 |
| 1931 | 5,462 | — | #1,218 | #36 |
| 1930 | 5,330 | — | #1,175 | #40 |
| 1929 | 5,212 | — | #974 | #40 |
| 1928 | 5,637 | — | #1,108 | #39 |
| 1927 | 5,542 | — | #1,106 | #39 |
| 1926 | 5,337 | — | #1,011 | #39 |
| 1925 | 5,012 | — | #1,317 | #41 |
| 1924 | 5,080 | — | #1,399 | #42 |
| 1923 | 4,734 | — | #1,579 | #44 |
| 1922 | 4,564 | — | #1,300 | #44 |
| 1921 | 4,505 | — | #1,710 | #46 |
| 1920 | 4,142 | — | #1,396 | #47 |
| 1919 | 3,833 | — | #1,689 | #48 |
| 1918 | 3,895 | — | #1,525 | #49 |
| 1917 | 3,808 | — | #1,823 | #46 |
| 1916 | 3,633 | — | #1,571 | #48 |
| 1915 | 3,282 | — | #1,726 | #50 |
| 1914 | 2,348 | — | #1,985 | #54 |
| 1913 | 1,759 | — | #1,981 | #57 |
| 1912 | 1,378 | — | #1,802 | #61 |
| 1911 | 691 | — | — | #63 |
| 1910 | 557 | — | — | #63 |
| 1909 | 415 | — | — | #75 |
| 1908 | 374 | — | — | #74 |
| 1907 | 368 | — | #1,990 | #75 |
| 1906 | 324 | — | — | #76 |
| 1905 | 355 | — | #2,152 | #71 |
| 1904 | 305 | — | — | #77 |
| 1903 | 238 | — | — | #86 |
| 1902 | 261 | — | #1,966 | #84 |
| 1901 | 238 | — | — | #83 |
| 1900 | 321 | — | #2,141 | #83 |
| 1899 | 228 | — | #1,771 | #83 |
| 1898 | 207 | — | — | #96 |
| 1897 | 197 | — | — | #91 |
| 1896 | 178 | — | — | #104 |
| 1895 | 211 | — | — | #91 |
| 1894 | 199 | — | — | #96 |
| 1893 | 172 | — | #1,393 | #106 |
| 1892 | 191 | — | — | #98 |
| 1891 | 163 | — | — | #100 |
| 1890 | 156 | — | — | #108 |
| 1889 | 141 | — | — | #112 |
| 1888 | 156 | — | — | #108 |
| 1887 | 119 | — | — | #113 |
| 1886 | 161 | — | — | #97 |
| 1885 | 118 | — | — | #116 |
| 1884 | 130 | — | — | #113 |
| 1883 | 106 | — | — | #120 |
| 1882 | 107 | — | — | #131 |
| 1881 | 95 | — | — | #125 |
| 1880 | 102 | — | — | #133 |