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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #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 1945

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedMEVermont: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedWIMichigan: #348 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,579 boysMINew 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: #265 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,458 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: 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: #468 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,827 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedMOKentucky: #227 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,969 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedWVVirginia: #393 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,810 boysVAMaryland: #231 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,090 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: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedARTennessee: #322 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,359 boysTNNorth Carolina: #302 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,440 boysNCSouth Carolina: #282 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,891 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #180 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,065 boysLAMississippi: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,855 boysMSAlabama: #402 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,212 boysALGeorgia: #247 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,176 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Norris, so not publishedHITexas: #467 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,811 boysTXFlorida: #290 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,936 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#180 · 1 in 1,065
  2. Kentucky#227 · 1 in 1,969
  3. Maryland#231 · 1 in 3,090
  4. Georgia#247 · 1 in 2,176
  5. Iowa#265 · 1 in 3,458

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#180241 in 1,065
Kentucky#227141 in 1,969
Maryland#23161 in 3,090
Georgia#247161 in 2,176
Iowa#26561 in 3,458
South Carolina#28281 in 2,891
Florida#29081 in 2,936
Mississippi#29381 in 2,855
North Carolina#302121 in 3,440
Tennessee#32271 in 4,359
Michigan#34881 in 6,579
Virginia#39351 in 5,810
Alabama#40261 in 5,212
Texas#467161 in 4,811
California#468101 in 8,827
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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 1945

girls
#2,458
13 births · 1 in 100,545 girls
boys
#411
215 births · 1 in 6,260 boys

Top girls' names in 1945

  1. #1Mary59,278
  2. #2Linda41,465
  3. #3Barbara38,273
  4. #4Patricia35,844
  5. #5Carol30,389
  6. #6Sandra24,700
  7. #7Nancy21,456
  8. #8Sharon20,838
  9. #9Judith20,192
  10. #10Susan19,222
  11. #2,458Norris13

Top boys' names in 1945

  1. #1James74,464
  2. #2Robert69,947
  3. #3John66,117
  4. #4William50,218
  5. #5Richard46,046
  6. #6David37,110
  7. #7Charles32,469
  8. #8Thomas31,874
  9. #9Michael29,902
  10. #10Ronald23,665
  11. #411Norris215
More about 1945

girls

1,307,090 girls got a published name in 1945; 1 in 100,545 of them was named Norris, which outranked 53.1% of the 5,242 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Norris
  1. #2,339Yolande14
  2. #2,339Zana14
  3. #2,339Zena14
  4. #2,458Norris13
  5. #2,458Adriane13
  6. #2,458Aleen13
  7. #2,458Aletta13
  8. #2,598Aggie12
  9. #2,598Albertine12
  10. #2,598Aldine12

Tied with 139 names at #2,458; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 799Lauren#1,153 → #354
  2. ↑ 707Amber#1,661 → #954
  3. ↑ 648Laureen#1,315 → #667
  4. ↑ 630Deidre#1,609 → #979
  5. ↑ 623Candice#1,364 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Bernardine#937 → #1,332
  2. ↓ 386Joella#988 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 342Venita#937 → #1,279
  4. ↓ 275Magdalene#867 → #1,142
  5. ↓ 249Alpha#964 → #1,213

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

boys

1,345,855 boys got a published name in 1945; 1 in 6,260 of them was named Norris, which outranked 89.1% of the 3,783 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Norris
  1. #408Alonzo219
  2. #409Al216
  3. #409Sterling216
  4. #411Norris215
  5. #412Dannie213
  6. #413Barney211
  7. #413Hal211
Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 527Delano#1,085 → #558
  2. ↑ 499Dane#1,235 → #736
  3. ↑ 385Eusebio#1,328 → #943
  4. ↑ 371Erick#1,235 → #864
  5. ↑ 311Gerardo#1,282 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 479Joan#870 → #1,349
  2. ↓ 408Kit#841 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 392Llewellyn#935 → #1,327
  4. ↓ 361Valentine#888 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 321Hilario#906 → #1,227

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

See the top 100 for 1945 →