Norris

Last seen for girls in 1985 at #10,677 · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to boys 96.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1924 · 308 births
Debut · boys
12 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
16,456
since 1880

Norris over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Norris has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #330, 1924boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#5,86115
2024—#6,19914
2023—#5,47017
2022—#3,87928
2021—#5,11018
2020—#4,85519
2019—#3,89927
2018—#4,22624
2017—#3,31234
2016—#5,31817
2015—#4,54521
2014—#3,15435
2013—#5,17117
2012—#4,00325
2011—#4,35622
2010—#3,99425
2009—#5,33417
2008—#4,04425
2007—#3,37932
2006—#4,52020
2005—#3,81524
2004—#2,84336
2003—#3,11930
2002—#3,25927
2001—#2,42940
2000—#2,73633
1999—#2,56034
1998—#2,12643
1997—#2,09642
1996—#1,98644
1995—#1,98842
1994—#1,71652
1993—#1,49362
1992—#1,59855
1991—#1,52857
1990—#1,33669
1989—#1,31869
1988—#1,09982
1987—#1,13671
1986—#1,12770
1985#10,6775#1,10371
1984—#1,01277
1983—#95685
1982—#1,08271
1981—#1,02978
1980—#1,00481
1979—#93788
1978—#89892
1977—#91386
1976—#95776
1975—#87091
1974—#83792
1973—#80496
1972—#82694
1971—#707136
1970#7,9955#781111
1969—#705124
1968—#680122
1967—#655129
1966—#686116
1965#4,8318#617154
1964—#620159
1963—#575188
1962—#536221
1961#4,8828#500251
1960#5,1687#507246
1959#3,61912#510235
1958—#513227
1957#3,15014#477268
1956#4,4678#450283
1955#4,7407#432288
1954#4,2788#465244
1953#3,9559#412291
1952#4,9086#407286
1951#4,3857#427254
1950#3,9628#428244
1949#3,6129#433239
1948#3,5939#438233
1947#3,7069#430251
1946#4,4176#410241
1945#2,45813#411215
1944#2,76211#419208
1943#2,44714#393241
1942#3,1949#407225
1941#2,53212#389219
1940#2,57211#401205
1939#3,1458#401202
1938#3,8476#349252
1937#2,57011#352232
1936#2,15314#346248
1935#2,73110#335266
1934#2,28913#354240
1933#1,60622#336251
1932#2,83110#345256
1931#2,30713#334264
1930#2,42513#376228
1929#2,09816#378230
1928#3,1649#384234
1927#3,05310#362260
1926#2,56913#387230
1925#3,11610#351281
1924#2,40915#330308
1923#2,36615#364267
1922#2,61213#375260
1921#2,50914#350290
1920#4,3986#394228
1919#2,81311#413200
1918#4,8095#395226
1917#3,0929#417183
1916#3,5527#388203
1915#2,9009#396184
1914—#387150
1913#2,8276#390119
1912#2,1448#379104
1911—#42047
1910#1,9357#37048
1909—#37840
1908—#36539
1907—#43928
1906—#43126
1905—#69912
1904—#41725
1903—#59514
1902#1,7935#58314
1901—#46617
1900—#57818
1899—#50215
1898—#57314
1897—#43819
1896—#59213
1895—#55614
1894—#56713
1893—#47915
1892—#54714
1891—#49713
1890—#45816
1889—#54912
1888—#52814
1887—#6798
1886—#6479
1885—#54712
1884—#43318
1883—#55611
1882—#61110
1881—#46014
1880—#52612
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Norris was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1885–1887, when fewer than 13 boys a year got the name.

Where Norris is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedAKMaine: #161 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 973 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #181 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 982 boysNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedILWisconsin: #268 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,721 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedINOhio: #320 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,370 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedCONebraska: #185 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,229 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedMOKentucky: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,344 boysKYWest Virginia: #258 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,854 boysWVVirginia: #343 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,609 boysVAMaryland: #140 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,082 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedKSArkansas: #262 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,625 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #365 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,380 boysNCSouth Carolina: #258 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,158 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #233 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,404 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedMSAlabama: #369 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,262 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedHITexas: #303 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,057 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#140 · 1 in 1,082
  2. Maine#161 · 1 in 973
  3. North Dakota#181 · 1 in 982
  4. Nebraska#185 · 1 in 1,229
  5. Louisiana#233 · 1 in 1,404

Best ever in a state: #75 in Delaware, 1920.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#14091 in 1,082
Maine#16151 in 973
North Dakota#18161 in 982
Nebraska#18581 in 1,229
Louisiana#233101 in 1,404
South Carolina#25871 in 2,158
West Virginia#25861 in 1,854
Arkansas#26281 in 1,625
Wisconsin#26871 in 2,721
Kentucky#29381 in 2,344
Texas#303181 in 2,057
Ohio#32091 in 4,370
Virginia#34351 in 3,609
North Carolina#36571 in 3,380
Alabama#36961 in 3,262
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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 Norris
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 338 spots since 2024 (#6,199 → #5,861)
  • 1,006 spots since 2020 (#4,855 → #5,861)
  • 1,316 spots since 2015 (#4,545 → #5,861)
  • Biggest jump: 268 spots in 1906 (#699 → #431)
  • Biggest drop: 282 spots in 1905 (#417 → #699)
Rise & fade · boys
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1924 at #330 (308 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 41 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 101 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 101 yrs · run 1880–1979
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,678
  • Highest: 1 in 3,678 boys born in 1924 were named Norris (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 113,872 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 15.9% of all boys named Norris (2,620) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s120#433 (1884)#554
1890s146#438 (1897)#521
1900s233#365 (1908)#495
1910s1,464#370 (1910)#396
1920s2,588#330 (1924)#368
1930s2,439#334 (1931)#353
1940s2,277#389 (1941)#413
1950s2,620#407 (1952)#452
1960s1,710#500 (1961)#608
1970s962#707 (1971)#853
1980s755#956 (1983)#1,087
1990s500#1,336 (1990)#1,843
2000s284#2,429 (2001)#3,548
2010s247#3,154 (2014)#4,198
2020s111#3,879 (2022)#5,229

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.

Norris in 1915

girls
#2,900
9 births · 1 in 109,317 girls
boys
#396
184 births · 1 in 4,612 boys

Top girls' names in 1915

  1. #1Mary58,187
  2. #2Helen30,866
  3. #3Dorothy25,154
  4. #4Margaret23,054
  5. #5Ruth21,878
  6. #6Mildred15,254
  7. #7Anna15,119
  8. #8Elizabeth14,103
  9. #9Frances12,786
  10. #10Evelyn11,595
  11. #2,900Norris9

Top boys' names in 1915

  1. #1John47,576
  2. #2William38,563
  3. #3James33,773
  4. #4Robert28,737
  5. #5Joseph23,051
  6. #6George22,307
  7. #7Charles21,960
  8. #8Edward15,889
  9. #9Frank15,006
  10. #10Thomas11,490
  11. #396Norris184
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 109,317 of them was named Norris, which outranked 41.6% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Norris
  1. #2,688Yoneko10
  2. #2,688Yukiko10
  3. #2,688Zell10
  4. #2,900Norris9
  5. #2,900Adalee9
  6. #2,900Ader9
  7. #2,900Adine9
  8. #3,134Adalene8
  9. #3,134Adalyn8
  10. #3,134Adria8

Tied with 233 names at #2,900; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 500Gerda#1,444 → #944
  2. ↑ 451Theda#1,034 → #583
  3. ↑ 441Dominga#1,385 → #944
  4. ↑ 354Vernon#1,344 → #990
  5. ↑ 308Loyce#1,147 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Drusilla#956 → #1,339
  2. ↓ 342Rossie#798 → #1,140
  3. ↓ 335Arlie#855 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 329Orene#956 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 329Margot#988 → #1,317

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 4,612 of them was named Norris, which outranked 91.0% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Norris
  1. #393Aloysius187
  2. #393Ambrose187
  3. #395Miles186
  4. #396Norris184
  5. #396Alfonso184
  6. #398Jeff183
  7. #399Isidore182
  8. #400Lyman180

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 691Eston#1,687 → #996
  2. ↑ 565Estill#1,545 → #980
  3. ↑ 545Garth#1,260 → #715
  4. ↑ 474Hiroshi#1,342 → #868
  5. ↑ 439Domingo#1,101 → #662
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Gilmore#986 → #1,660
  2. ↓ 667Barnett#933 → #1,600
  3. ↓ 526Rose#884 → #1,410
  4. ↓ 517Toivo#855 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 461Sampson#949 → #1,410

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1915 →