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
- Peak · boys
- 1924 · 308 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 16,456since 1880
Norris over time
Rank among boys' names. Norris has never cracked the top 300 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 | — | #5,861 | 15 | |
| 2024 | — | #6,199 | 14 | |
| 2023 | — | #5,470 | 17 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,879 | 28 | |
| 2021 | — | #5,110 | 18 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,855 | 19 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,899 | 27 | |
| 2018 | — | #4,226 | 24 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,312 | 34 | |
| 2016 | — | #5,318 | 17 | |
| 2015 | — | #4,545 | 21 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,154 | 35 | |
| 2013 | — | #5,171 | 17 | |
| 2012 | — | #4,003 | 25 | |
| 2011 | — | #4,356 | 22 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,994 | 25 | |
| 2009 | — | #5,334 | 17 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,044 | 25 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,379 | 32 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,520 | 20 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,815 | 24 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,843 | 36 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,119 | 30 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,259 | 27 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,429 | 40 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,736 | 33 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,560 | 34 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,126 | 43 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,096 | 42 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,986 | 44 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,988 | 42 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,716 | 52 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,493 | 62 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,598 | 55 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,528 | 57 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,336 | 69 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,318 | 69 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,099 | 82 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,136 | 71 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,127 | 70 | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #1,103 | 71 |
| 1984 | — | #1,012 | 77 | |
| 1983 | — | #956 | 85 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,082 | 71 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,029 | 78 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,004 | 81 | |
| 1979 | — | #937 | 88 | |
| 1978 | — | #898 | 92 | |
| 1977 | — | #913 | 86 | |
| 1976 | — | #957 | 76 | |
| 1975 | — | #870 | 91 | |
| 1974 | — | #837 | 92 | |
| 1973 | — | #804 | 96 | |
| 1972 | — | #826 | 94 | |
| 1971 | — | #707 | 136 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #781 | 111 |
| 1969 | — | #705 | 124 | |
| 1968 | — | #680 | 122 | |
| 1967 | — | #655 | 129 | |
| 1966 | — | #686 | 116 | |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #617 | 154 |
| 1964 | — | #620 | 159 | |
| 1963 | — | #575 | 188 | |
| 1962 | — | #536 | 221 | |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #500 | 251 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #507 | 246 |
| 1959 | #3,619 | 12 | #510 | 235 |
| 1958 | — | #513 | 227 | |
| 1957 | #3,150 | 14 | #477 | 268 |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | #450 | 283 |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #432 | 288 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #465 | 244 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #412 | 291 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #407 | 286 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #427 | 254 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #428 | 244 |
| 1949 | #3,612 | 9 | #433 | 239 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #438 | 233 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | #430 | 251 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #410 | 241 |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 | #411 | 215 |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | #419 | 208 |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | #393 | 241 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #407 | 225 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #389 | 219 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #401 | 205 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #401 | 202 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #349 | 252 |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | #352 | 232 |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | #346 | 248 |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | #335 | 266 |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | #354 | 240 |
| 1933 | #1,606 | 22 | #336 | 251 |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | #345 | 256 |
| 1931 | #2,307 | 13 | #334 | 264 |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | #376 | 228 |
| 1929 | #2,098 | 16 | #378 | 230 |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | #384 | 234 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #362 | 260 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #387 | 230 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #351 | 281 |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 | #330 | 308 |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 | #364 | 267 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | #375 | 260 |
| 1921 | #2,509 | 14 | #350 | 290 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #394 | 228 |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | #413 | 200 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #395 | 226 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #417 | 183 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #388 | 203 |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | #396 | 184 |
| 1914 | — | #387 | 150 | |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #390 | 119 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #379 | 104 |
| 1911 | — | #420 | 47 | |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | #370 | 48 |
| 1909 | — | #378 | 40 | |
| 1908 | — | #365 | 39 | |
| 1907 | — | #439 | 28 | |
| 1906 | — | #431 | 26 | |
| 1905 | — | #699 | 12 | |
| 1904 | — | #417 | 25 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | #583 | 14 |
| 1901 | — | #466 | 17 | |
| 1900 | — | #578 | 18 | |
| 1899 | — | #502 | 15 | |
| 1898 | — | #573 | 14 | |
| 1897 | — | #438 | 19 | |
| 1896 | — | #592 | 13 | |
| 1895 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1894 | — | #567 | 13 | |
| 1893 | — | #479 | 15 | |
| 1892 | — | #547 | 14 | |
| 1891 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1890 | — | #458 | 16 | |
| 1889 | — | #549 | 12 | |
| 1888 | — | #528 | 14 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #647 | 9 | |
| 1885 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1884 | — | #433 | 18 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #611 | 10 | |
| 1881 | — | #460 | 14 | |
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
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 1920
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Delaware#75 · 1 in 351
- North Dakota#156 · 1 in 827
- Louisiana#185 · 1 in 1,037
- Maryland#185 · 1 in 1,847
- Nebraska#189 · 1 in 1,193
Best ever in a state: #75 in Delaware, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #75 | 5 | 1 in 351 |
| North Dakota | #156 | 8 | 1 in 827 |
| Louisiana | #185 | 18 | 1 in 1,037 |
| Maryland | #185 | 7 | 1 in 1,847 |
| Nebraska | #189 | 10 | 1 in 1,193 |
| Mississippi | #307 | 8 | 1 in 2,409 |
| Texas | #316 | 25 | 1 in 2,032 |
| South Carolina | #317 | 7 | 1 in 3,031 |
| West Virginia | #321 | 5 | 1 in 3,041 |
| Wisconsin | #327 | 5 | 1 in 4,530 |
| Missouri | #352 | 7 | 1 in 3,980 |
| Illinois | #353 | 10 | 1 in 5,339 |
| Oklahoma | #354 | 7 | 1 in 3,105 |
| Georgia | #355 | 9 | 1 in 3,561 |
| Pennsylvania | #373 | 11 | 1 in 7,715 |
| Ohio | #388 | 7 | 1 in 7,038 |
| Michigan | #428 | 5 | 1 in 6,748 |
| Alabama | #472 | 5 | 1 in 5,120 |
| North Carolina | #489 | 6 | 1 in 5,473 |
| New York | #498 | 7 | 1 in 12,916 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1924 at #330 (308 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 41 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 101 yrs · run 1880–1979
- 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%)
- 15.9% of all boys named Norris (2,620) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 120 | #433 (1884) | #554 |
| 1890s | 146 | #438 (1897) | #521 |
| 1900s | 233 | #365 (1908) | #495 |
| 1910s | 1,464 | #370 (1910) | #396 |
| 1920s | 2,588 | #330 (1924) | #368 |
| 1930s | 2,439 | #334 (1931) | #353 |
| 1940s | 2,277 | #389 (1941) | #413 |
| 1950s | 2,620 | #407 (1952) | #452 |
| 1960s | 1,710 | #500 (1961) | #608 |
| 1970s | 962 | #707 (1971) | #853 |
| 1980s | 755 | #956 (1983) | #1,087 |
| 1990s | 500 | #1,336 (1990) | #1,843 |
| 2000s | 284 | #2,429 (2001) | #3,548 |
| 2010s | 247 | #3,154 (2014) | #4,198 |
| 2020s | 111 | #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 1920
Top girls' names in 1920
Top boys' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 199,715 of them was named Norris, which outranked 23.7% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,957Zenaida7
- #3,957Zilla7
- #3,957Zoila7
- #4,398Norris6
- #4,398Achsah6
- #4,398Adelaine6
- #4,398Adelma6
- #4,975Acie5
- #4,975Addell5
- #4,975Adrine5
Tied with 576 names at #4,398; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 4,668 of them was named Norris, which outranked 92.1% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).