Norma
#2,002 for girls in 2025, 95 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #8,700
Given to girls 99.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1931 · 8,759 births
- Debut · girls
- 32 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 30 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 278,071since 1880
Norma over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #2,002 | 95 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,559 | 69 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,176 | 87 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,142 | 89 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,971 | 99 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,341 | 75 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,400 | 74 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,254 | 81 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,283 | 81 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,206 | 87 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,382 | 77 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,236 | 84 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,173 | 86 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,866 | 60 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,898 | 105 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,762 | 117 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,733 | 126 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,531 | 151 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,526 | 151 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,184 | 205 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,185 | 194 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,091 | 210 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,084 | 203 | — | |
| 2002 | #923 | 242 | — | |
| 2001 | #855 | 266 | — | |
| 2000 | #899 | 244 | — | |
| 1999 | #758 | 292 | — | |
| 1998 | #720 | 307 | — | |
| 1997 | #630 | 355 | — | |
| 1996 | #668 | 332 | — | |
| 1995 | #527 | 456 | — | |
| 1994 | #541 | 452 | — | |
| 1993 | #531 | 451 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #514 | 462 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #480 | 508 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #494 | 494 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #454 | 534 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #500 | 449 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #470 | 464 | #3,339 | 14 |
| 1986 | #456 | 472 | #3,440 | 13 |
| 1985 | #439 | 498 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | #450 | 463 | #3,701 | 11 |
| 1983 | #418 | 519 | #3,071 | 14 |
| 1982 | #350 | 669 | #2,518 | 19 |
| 1981 | #323 | 729 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #320 | 756 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #310 | 774 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #317 | 721 | #2,799 | 15 |
| 1977 | #306 | 778 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #258 | 925 | #2,709 | 15 |
| 1975 | #236 | 1,022 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #240 | 1,062 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #242 | 1,043 | #2,857 | 12 |
| 1972 | #239 | 1,151 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #223 | 1,361 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #218 | 1,435 | #2,213 | 17 |
| 1969 | #203 | 1,556 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #201 | 1,550 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1967 | #173 | 1,828 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #178 | 1,860 | #2,465 | 11 |
| 1965 | #171 | 2,049 | #1,720 | 21 |
| 1964 | #157 | 2,429 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #163 | 2,458 | — | |
| 1962 | #154 | 2,678 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #164 | 2,549 | #1,876 | 19 |
| 1960 | #162 | 2,562 | #2,210 | 14 |
| 1959 | #157 | 2,721 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1958 | #149 | 2,737 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1957 | #141 | 2,984 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #138 | 3,046 | #2,015 | 16 |
| 1955 | #137 | 2,935 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #128 | 3,103 | #1,826 | 18 |
| 1953 | #122 | 3,168 | #1,958 | 16 |
| 1952 | #112 | 3,341 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #107 | 3,355 | #2,495 | 10 |
| 1950 | #104 | 3,411 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1949 | #105 | 3,412 | #2,022 | 14 |
| 1948 | #103 | 3,593 | #2,115 | 13 |
| 1947 | #82 | 4,425 | #1,733 | 19 |
| 1946 | #77 | 4,266 | #2,030 | 13 |
| 1945 | #74 | 3,603 | #1,926 | 13 |
| 1944 | #66 | 3,863 | #1,890 | 14 |
| 1943 | #58 | 4,542 | #1,486 | 22 |
| 1942 | #52 | 4,971 | #1,421 | 24 |
| 1941 | #47 | 5,021 | #1,411 | 23 |
| 1940 | #43 | 5,334 | #1,471 | 21 |
| 1939 | #38 | 5,827 | #1,390 | 23 |
| 1938 | #34 | 6,368 | #1,076 | 36 |
| 1937 | #33 | 6,235 | #1,148 | 33 |
| 1936 | #29 | 6,633 | #1,356 | 24 |
| 1935 | #29 | 6,869 | #1,098 | 35 |
| 1934 | #24 | 7,788 | #1,173 | 32 |
| 1933 | #23 | 7,482 | #1,028 | 39 |
| 1932 | #22 | 8,406 | #992 | 44 |
| 1931 | #22 | 8,759 | #1,111 | 37 |
| 1930 | #25 | 8,511 | #1,093 | 40 |
| 1929 | #25 | 7,893 | #1,111 | 39 |
| 1928 | #23 | 8,166 | #1,293 | 31 |
| 1927 | #26 | 7,997 | #1,468 | 26 |
| 1926 | #29 | 7,528 | #1,432 | 26 |
| 1925 | #34 | 6,941 | #1,534 | 24 |
| 1924 | #40 | 6,542 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1923 | #41 | 5,885 | #1,816 | 19 |
| 1922 | #46 | 5,238 | #2,486 | 12 |
| 1921 | #51 | 5,102 | #2,059 | 16 |
| 1920 | #69 | 3,949 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #83 | 3,199 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #98 | 2,653 | #2,165 | 14 |
| 1917 | #108 | 2,123 | #2,562 | 10 |
| 1916 | #111 | 1,921 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #118 | 1,737 | — | |
| 1914 | #128 | 1,172 | — | |
| 1913 | #139 | 878 | — | |
| 1912 | #137 | 800 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #152 | 531 | — | |
| 1910 | #159 | 486 | — | |
| 1909 | #158 | 438 | — | |
| 1908 | #157 | 430 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1907 | #164 | 375 | — | |
| 1906 | #165 | 332 | — | |
| 1905 | #168 | 311 | — | |
| 1904 | #173 | 281 | — | |
| 1903 | #158 | 311 | — | |
| 1902 | #172 | 277 | — | |
| 1901 | #171 | 264 | — | |
| 1900 | #173 | 316 | — | |
| 1899 | #190 | 214 | — | |
| 1898 | #187 | 241 | — | |
| 1897 | #195 | 200 | — | |
| 1896 | #197 | 197 | — | |
| 1895 | #181 | 219 | — | |
| 1894 | #201 | 174 | — | |
| 1893 | #185 | 189 | — | |
| 1892 | #184 | 190 | — | |
| 1891 | #209 | 127 | — | |
| 1890 | #207 | 134 | — | |
| 1889 | #223 | 108 | — | |
| 1888 | #230 | 101 | — | |
| 1887 | #240 | 77 | — | |
| 1886 | #241 | 72 | — | |
| 1885 | #275 | 51 | — | |
| 1884 | #295 | 42 | — | |
| 1883 | #257 | 49 | — | |
| 1882 | #314 | 32 | — | |
| 1881 | #312 | 26 | — | |
| 1880 | #275 | 32 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Norma was already there! It came in at #275, and was given to 32 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 33 girls a year got the name.
Where Norma is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#8 · 1 in 73
- Wyoming#41 · 1 in 141
- Idaho#41 · 1 in 145
- Oregon#51 · 1 in 187
- California#62 · 1 in 267
Best ever in a state: #4 in Kansas, 1929.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #8 | 64 | 1 in 73 |
| Idaho | #41 | 26 | 1 in 145 |
| Wyoming | #41 | 9 | 1 in 141 |
| Oregon | #51 | 26 | 1 in 187 |
| California | #62 | 78 | 1 in 267 |
| Vermont | #65 | 11 | 1 in 230 |
| Iowa | #68 | 71 | 1 in 291 |
| Washington | #68 | 35 | 1 in 248 |
| Wisconsin | #68 | 95 | 1 in 245 |
| North Dakota | #69 | 33 | 1 in 236 |
| South Dakota | #69 | 24 | 1 in 256 |
| Minnesota | #72 | 80 | 1 in 270 |
| Nebraska | #74 | 40 | 1 in 295 |
| Indiana | #76 | 77 | 1 in 315 |
| Ohio | #76 | 150 | 1 in 338 |
| Missouri | #78 | 95 | 1 in 301 |
| Michigan | #82 | 95 | 1 in 360 |
| Montana | #87 | 17 | 1 in 349 |
| Kansas | #90 | 41 | 1 in 365 |
| Illinois | #92 | 143 | 1 in 407 |
| New York | #94 | 226 | 1 in 430 |
| New Jersey | #101 | 64 | 1 in 467 |
| Massachusetts | #103 | 72 | 1 in 489 |
| Maine | #109 | 15 | 1 in 404 |
| District of Columbia | #110 | 5 | 1 in 511 |
| Rhode Island | #113 | 10 | 1 in 517 |
| Connecticut | #114 | 25 | 1 in 577 |
| West Virginia | #118 | 32 | 1 in 504 |
| Arizona | #135 | 6 | 1 in 470 |
| Maryland | #135 | 17 | 1 in 749 |
| Louisiana | #137 | 34 | 1 in 552 |
| Florida | #148 | 14 | 1 in 637 |
| Kentucky | #151 | 36 | 1 in 688 |
| Pennsylvania | #152 | 94 | 1 in 994 |
| Arkansas | #159 | 27 | 1 in 667 |
| Oklahoma | #169 | 24 | 1 in 825 |
| Texas | #172 | 65 | 1 in 727 |
| Colorado | #177 | 8 | 1 in 917 |
| New Mexico | #178 | 5 | 1 in 639 |
| Tennessee | #193 | 23 | 1 in 1,060 |
| North Carolina | #204 | 24 | 1 in 1,313 |
| Mississippi | #228 | 14 | 1 in 1,257 |
| Georgia | #232 | 19 | 1 in 1,644 |
| Virginia | #232 | 14 | 1 in 1,790 |
| South Carolina | #241 | 11 | 1 in 1,777 |
| Alabama | #251 | 15 | 1 in 1,658 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Norma
- 557 spots since 2024 (#2,559 → #2,002)
- 339 spots since 2020 (#2,341 → #2,002)
- 380 spots since 2015 (#2,382 → #2,002)
- Biggest jump: 57 spots in 1883 (#314 → #257)
- Biggest drop: 161 spots in 2003 (#923 → #1,084)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1931 at #22 (8,759 births)
- Births halved by 1944, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 30 yrs · run 1918–1947
- Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–2002
- Highest: 1 in 122 girls born in 1931 were named Norma (0.82%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,919 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 26.2% of all girls named Norma (72,878) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 590 | #223 (1889) | #266 |
| 1890s | 1,885 | #181 (1895) | #194 |
| 1900s | 3,335 | #157 (1908) | #166 |
| 1910s | 15,500 | #83 (1919) | #123 |
| 1920s | 65,241 | #23 (1928) | #38 |
| 1930s | 72,878 | #22 (1931) | #28 |
| 1940s | 43,030 | #43 (1940) | #71 |
| 1950s | 30,801 | #104 (1950) | #130 |
| 1960s | 21,519 | #154 (1962) | #173 |
| 1970s | 10,272 | #218 (1970) | #259 |
| 1980s | 5,553 | #320 (1980) | #418 |
| 1990s | 4,109 | #480 (1991) | #586 |
| 2000s | 1,992 | #855 (2001) | #1,201 |
| 2010s | 852 | #1,762 (2010) | #2,246 |
| 2020s | 514 | #1,971 (2021) | #2,199 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Norma in 1917
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 509 of them was named Norma, which outranked 98.0% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 92,548 of them was named Norma, which outranked 44.3% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,423Windsor11
- #2,423Yates11
- #2,423Zoltan11
- #2,562Norma10
- #2,562Adger10
- #2,562Algernon10
- #2,562Arbie10
- #2,732Adair9
- #2,732Alba9
- #2,732Aldred9
Tied with 169 names at #2,562; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.