Norris is an established boys' name that peaked in 1924 and has since faded.
Norris is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,063 for boy births in the United States (and #12,755 across all names), given to 15 babies. Norris was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1924 (308 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,063 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,388 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,601 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,963 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,281 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,985 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,967 |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,314 |
| 2017 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,359 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,484 |
| 2015 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,660 |
| 2014 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,198 |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,333 |
| 2012 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,096 |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,465 |
| 2010 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,075 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,480 |
| 2008 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,110 |
| 2007 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,428 |
| 2006 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,636 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,905 |
| 2004 | 36 | 36 | — | #2,868 |
| 2003 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,172 |
| 2002 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,317 |
| 2001 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,466 |
| 2000 | 33 | 33 | — | #2,788 |
| 1999 | 34 | 34 | — | #2,597 |
| 1998 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,145 |
| 1997 | 42 | — | — | #2,120 |
| 1996 | 44 | — | — | #2,008 |
| 1995 | 42 | — | — | #2,012 |
| 1994 | 52 | — | — | #1,727 |
| 1993 | 62 | — | — | #1,506 |
| 1992 | 55 | — | — | #1,618 |
| 1991 | 57 | — | — | #1,543 |
| 1990 | 69 | — | — | #1,348 |
| 1989 | 69 | — | — | #1,325 |
| 1988 | 82 | — | — | #1,104 |
| 1987 | 71 | — | — | #1,137 |
| 1986 | 70 | — | — | #1,132 |
| 1985 | 76 | — | #11,921 | #1,106 |
| 1984 | 77 | — | — | #1,018 |
| 1983 | 85 | — | — | #963 |
| 1982 | 71 | — | — | #1,087 |
| 1981 | 78 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1980 | 81 | — | — | #1,008 |
| 1979 | 88 | — | — | #943 |
| 1978 | 92 | — | — | #899 |
| 1977 | 86 | — | — | #916 |
| 1976 | 76 | — | — | #961 |
| 1975 | 91 | — | — | #872 |
| 1974 | 92 | — | — | #840 |
| 1973 | 96 | — | — | #807 |
| 1972 | 94 | — | — | #831 |
| 1971 | 136 | — | — | #710 |
| 1970 | 116 | — | #8,913 | #781 |
| 1969 | 124 | — | — | #705 |
| 1968 | 122 | — | — | #683 |
| 1967 | 129 | — | — | #657 |
| 1966 | 116 | — | — | #690 |
| 1965 | 162 | — | #5,165 | #618 |
| 1964 | 159 | — | — | #620 |
| 1963 | 188 | — | — | #576 |
| 1962 | 221 | — | — | #536 |
| 1961 | 259 | — | #5,174 | #501 |
| 1960 | 253 | — | #5,557 | #507 |
| 1959 | 247 | — | #3,766 | #512 |
| 1958 | 227 | — | — | #514 |
| 1957 | 282 | — | #3,258 | #477 |
| 1956 | 291 | — | #4,722 | #450 |
| 1955 | 295 | — | #5,068 | #432 |
| 1954 | 252 | — | #4,551 | #466 |
| 1953 | 300 | — | #4,150 | #413 |
| 1952 | 292 | — | #5,381 | #407 |
| 1951 | 261 | — | #4,704 | #427 |
| 1950 | 252 | — | #4,222 | #428 |
| 1949 | 248 | — | #3,813 | #434 |
| 1948 | 242 | — | #3,798 | #438 |
| 1947 | 260 | — | #3,934 | #430 |
| 1946 | 247 | — | #4,823 | #410 |
| 1945 | 228 | — | #2,563 | #411 |
| 1944 | 219 | — | #2,905 | #421 |
| 1943 | 255 | — | #2,528 | #394 |
| 1942 | 234 | — | #3,368 | #408 |
| 1941 | 231 | — | #2,632 | #389 |
| 1940 | 216 | — | #2,689 | #401 |
| 1939 | 210 | — | #3,343 | #402 |
| 1938 | 258 | — | #4,214 | #350 |
| 1937 | 243 | — | #2,688 | #353 |
| 1936 | 262 | — | #2,235 | #347 |
| 1935 | 276 | — | #2,882 | #335 |
| 1934 | 253 | — | #2,399 | #354 |
| 1933 | 273 | — | #1,643 | #336 |
| 1932 | 266 | — | #2,989 | #346 |
| 1931 | 277 | — | #2,390 | #334 |
| 1930 | 241 | — | #2,524 | #377 |
| 1929 | 246 | — | #2,162 | #381 |
| 1928 | 243 | — | #3,381 | #385 |
| 1927 | 270 | — | #3,230 | #364 |
| 1926 | 243 | — | #2,673 | #388 |
| 1925 | 291 | — | #3,297 | #351 |
| 1924 | 323 | — | #2,485 | #330 |
| 1923 | 282 | — | #2,434 | #364 |
| 1922 | 273 | — | #2,726 | #375 |
| 1921 | 304 | — | #2,599 | #350 |
| 1920 | 234 | — | #4,823 | #394 |
| 1919 | 211 | — | #2,950 | #413 |
| 1918 | 231 | — | #5,381 | #396 |
| 1917 | 192 | — | #3,289 | #418 |
| 1916 | 210 | — | #3,827 | #389 |
| 1915 | 193 | — | #3,068 | #397 |
| 1914 | 150 | — | — | #388 |
| 1913 | 125 | — | #3,091 | #392 |
| 1912 | 112 | — | #2,300 | #379 |
| 1911 | 47 | — | — | #423 |
| 1910 | 55 | — | #2,080 | #373 |
| 1909 | 40 | — | — | #381 |
| 1908 | 39 | — | — | #371 |
| 1907 | 28 | — | — | #443 |
| 1906 | 26 | — | — | #438 |
| 1905 | 12 | — | — | #730 |
| 1904 | 25 | — | — | #426 |
| 1903 | 14 | — | — | #610 |
| 1902 | 19 | — | #1,967 | #608 |
| 1901 | 17 | — | — | #484 |
| 1900 | 18 | — | — | #597 |
| 1899 | 15 | — | — | #515 |
| 1898 | 14 | — | — | #595 |
| 1897 | 19 | — | — | #450 |
| 1896 | 13 | — | — | #621 |
| 1895 | 14 | — | — | #572 |
| 1894 | 13 | — | — | #587 |
| 1893 | 15 | — | — | #498 |
| 1892 | 14 | — | — | #565 |
| 1891 | 13 | — | — | #518 |
| 1890 | 16 | — | — | #477 |
| 1889 | 12 | — | — | #573 |
| 1888 | 14 | — | — | #545 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | — | #727 |
| 1886 | 9 | — | — | #679 |
| 1885 | 12 | — | — | #570 |
| 1884 | 18 | — | — | #444 |
| 1883 | 11 | — | — | #581 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | — | #635 |
| 1881 | 14 | — | — | #480 |
| 1880 | 12 | — | — | #554 |