Norbert
Last seen for girls in 1929 at #4,053 · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #6,199
Given to boys >99.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1922 · 628 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 20,379since 1885
Norbert over time
Rank among boys' names. Norbert has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | #6,199 | 14 | |
| 2023 | — | #9,763 | 7 | |
| 2022 | — | #10,863 | 6 | |
| 2021 | — | #6,032 | 14 | |
| 2020 | — | #7,502 | 10 | |
| 2019 | — | #5,340 | 17 | |
| 2018 | — | #7,136 | 11 | |
| 2017 | — | #8,840 | 8 | |
| 2016 | — | #12,185 | 5 | |
| 2015 | — | #8,040 | 9 | |
| 2014 | — | #8,130 | 9 | |
| 2013 | — | #9,655 | 7 | |
| 2012 | — | #9,709 | 7 | |
| 2011 | — | #7,502 | 10 | |
| 2010 | — | #7,591 | 10 | |
| 2009 | — | #7,692 | 10 | |
| 2008 | — | #6,393 | 13 | |
| 2007 | — | #6,262 | 13 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,675 | 19 | |
| 2005 | — | #4,631 | 18 | |
| 2004 | — | #4,602 | 18 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,616 | 17 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,131 | 14 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,974 | 20 | |
| 2000 | — | #4,785 | 15 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,341 | 16 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,849 | 18 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,601 | 19 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,293 | 21 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,923 | 24 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,951 | 24 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,697 | 26 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,599 | 27 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,683 | 25 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,255 | 31 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,245 | 30 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,146 | 29 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,760 | 37 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,725 | 36 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,071 | 27 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,556 | 39 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,017 | 26 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,563 | 39 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,602 | 37 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,357 | 48 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,598 | 36 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,326 | 47 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,431 | 41 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,572 | 34 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,191 | 50 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,151 | 51 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,108 | 54 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,163 | 49 | |
| 1971 | — | #933 | 76 | |
| 1970 | — | #895 | 81 | |
| 1969 | — | #827 | 87 | |
| 1968 | — | #898 | 64 | |
| 1967 | — | #742 | 98 | |
| 1966 | — | #722 | 106 | |
| 1965 | — | #705 | 111 | |
| 1964 | — | #679 | 129 | |
| 1963 | — | #652 | 145 | |
| 1962 | — | #669 | 135 | |
| 1961 | — | #636 | 152 | |
| 1960 | — | #579 | 181 | |
| 1959 | — | #599 | 170 | |
| 1958 | — | #600 | 167 | |
| 1957 | — | #584 | 173 | |
| 1956 | — | #583 | 170 | |
| 1955 | — | #532 | 190 | |
| 1954 | — | #509 | 203 | |
| 1953 | — | #473 | 217 | |
| 1952 | — | #497 | 201 | |
| 1951 | — | #464 | 215 | |
| 1950 | — | #452 | 213 | |
| 1949 | — | #444 | 227 | |
| 1948 | — | #460 | 209 | |
| 1947 | — | #427 | 255 | |
| 1946 | — | #414 | 236 | |
| 1945 | — | #427 | 196 | |
| 1944 | — | #385 | 243 | |
| 1943 | — | #372 | 271 | |
| 1942 | — | #345 | 308 | |
| 1941 | — | #358 | 265 | |
| 1940 | — | #338 | 287 | |
| 1939 | — | #308 | 330 | |
| 1938 | — | #299 | 335 | |
| 1937 | — | #294 | 333 | |
| 1936 | — | #280 | 368 | |
| 1935 | — | #272 | 400 | |
| 1934 | — | #266 | 421 | |
| 1933 | — | #256 | 425 | |
| 1932 | — | #246 | 470 | |
| 1931 | — | #236 | 501 | |
| 1930 | — | #228 | 559 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #219 | 584 |
| 1928 | — | #219 | 599 | |
| 1927 | — | #223 | 603 | |
| 1926 | — | #230 | 581 | |
| 1925 | — | #221 | 609 | |
| 1924 | — | #212 | 635 | |
| 1923 | — | #214 | 602 | |
| 1922 | — | #206 | 628 | |
| 1921 | — | #230 | 577 | |
| 1920 | — | #244 | 515 | |
| 1919 | — | #250 | 449 | |
| 1918 | — | #241 | 484 | |
| 1917 | — | #233 | 466 | |
| 1916 | — | #242 | 436 | |
| 1915 | — | #265 | 332 | |
| 1914 | — | #253 | 288 | |
| 1913 | — | #269 | 204 | |
| 1912 | — | #338 | 126 | |
| 1911 | — | #379 | 55 | |
| 1910 | — | #440 | 39 | |
| 1909 | — | #408 | 36 | |
| 1908 | — | #429 | 31 | |
| 1907 | — | #439 | 28 | |
| 1906 | — | #443 | 25 | |
| 1905 | — | #393 | 29 | |
| 1904 | — | #612 | 14 | |
| 1903 | — | #619 | 13 | |
| 1902 | — | #440 | 22 | |
| 1901 | — | #506 | 15 | |
| 1900 | — | #518 | 21 | |
| 1899 | — | #548 | 13 | |
| 1898 | — | #418 | 22 | |
| 1897 | — | #495 | 16 | |
| 1896 | — | #641 | 12 | |
| 1895 | — | #476 | 18 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #615 | 11 | |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | #564 | 11 | |
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Norbert! It came in at #836, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2025, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Norbert is popular in 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wisconsin#60 · 1 in 252
- Illinois#98 · 1 in 620
- Minnesota#115 · 1 in 632
- Rhode Island#115 · 1 in 927
- Michigan#119 · 1 in 752
Best ever in a state: #51 in Wisconsin, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #60 | 95 | 1 in 252 |
| Illinois | #98 | 92 | 1 in 620 |
| Minnesota | #115 | 31 | 1 in 632 |
| Rhode Island | #115 | 5 | 1 in 927 |
| Michigan | #119 | 56 | 1 in 752 |
| Ohio | #138 | 48 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Missouri | #151 | 27 | 1 in 1,007 |
| South Dakota | #154 | 7 | 1 in 814 |
| Indiana | #157 | 21 | 1 in 1,193 |
| Maryland | #157 | 8 | 1 in 1,508 |
| Kansas | #170 | 13 | 1 in 1,101 |
| New York | #178 | 51 | 1 in 1,865 |
| Iowa | #180 | 14 | 1 in 1,349 |
| Pennsylvania | #182 | 37 | 1 in 2,171 |
| Massachusetts | #186 | 11 | 1 in 2,861 |
| North Dakota | #197 | 5 | 1 in 1,246 |
| Nebraska | #211 | 6 | 1 in 1,894 |
| Kentucky | #261 | 11 | 1 in 2,230 |
| Louisiana | #417 | 5 | 1 in 3,800 |
| California | #432 | 7 | 1 in 5,196 |
| Texas | #617 | 9 | 1 in 6,431 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Norbert
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 219 spots in 1905 (#612 → #393)
- Biggest drop: 230 spots in 1972 (#933 → #1,163)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1922 at #206 (628 births)
- Births halved by 1940, 18 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 87 yrs · run 1885–1971
- Highest: 1 in 1,733 boys born in 1922 were named Norbert (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 123,063 boys born in 2024 (0.00%)
- 29.1% of all boys named Norbert (5,933) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 35 | #704 (1888) | #788 |
| 1890s | 133 | #418 (1898) | #573 |
| 1900s | 234 | #393 (1905) | #481 |
| 1910s | 2,879 | #233 (1917) | #291 |
| 1920s | 5,933 | #206 (1922) | #222 |
| 1930s | 4,142 | #228 (1930) | #269 |
| 1940s | 2,497 | #338 (1940) | #397 |
| 1950s | 1,919 | #452 (1950) | #529 |
| 1960s | 1,208 | #579 (1960) | #711 |
| 1970s | 519 | #895 (1970) | #1,237 |
| 1980s | 348 | #1,357 (1980) | #1,804 |
| 1990s | 231 | #2,255 (1990) | #3,119 |
| 2000s | 157 | #3,974 (2001) | #5,276 |
| 2010s | 93 | #5,340 (2019) | #8,413 |
| 2020s | 51 | #6,032 (2021) | #8,072 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Norbert in 1929
Top girls' names in 1929
Top boys' names in 1929
More about 1929
girls
1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 186,094 of them was named Norbert, which outranked 23.2% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,682Zenia7
- #3,682Zenith7
- #3,682Zenora7
- #4,053Norbert6
- #4,053Aaron6
- #4,053Ader6
- #4,053Adina6
- #4,570Adabelle5
- #4,570Adelyne5
- #4,570Adonna5
Tied with 516 names at #4,053; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 1,842 of them was named Norbert, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.