Norvell
- Last seen for girls in 1946 at #3,994
- Last seen for boys in 2012 at #10,770
- Given to boys 90.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1905 · 5 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,158since 1905
Norvell over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
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| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | #10,770 | 6 | |
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | #11,037 | 6 | |
| 2007 | — | #9,788 | 7 | |
| 2006 | — | — | ||
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| 1997 | — | #8,110 | 6 | |
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | #8,868 | 5 | |
| 1994 | — | #6,968 | 7 | |
| 1993 | — | #7,638 | 6 | |
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | — | #6,519 | 7 | |
| 1990 | — | #6,415 | 7 | |
| 1989 | — | #5,615 | 8 | |
| 1988 | — | #7,270 | 5 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,239 | 10 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,853 | 8 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,599 | 12 | |
| 1984 | — | #5,561 | 6 | |
| 1983 | — | #4,907 | 7 | |
| 1982 | — | #4,234 | 9 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,221 | 13 | |
| 1980 | — | #5,525 | 6 | |
| 1979 | — | #5,355 | 6 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,157 | 8 | |
| 1977 | — | #4,164 | 8 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,471 | 10 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,941 | 8 | |
| 1974 | — | #4,634 | 6 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,445 | 9 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,418 | 15 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,146 | 10 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,739 | 12 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,217 | 15 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,760 | 9 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,986 | 8 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,987 | 16 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,665 | 10 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,539 | 11 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,852 | 19 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,948 | 18 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,210 | 14 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,974 | 17 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,093 | 15 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,887 | 18 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,168 | 14 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,219 | 13 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,762 | 19 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,480 | 26 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,804 | 18 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,683 | 20 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,746 | 18 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,123 | 13 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,817 | 17 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,599 | 22 | |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #1,601 | 20 |
| 1945 | — | #2,009 | 12 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,683 | 17 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,986 | 14 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,537 | 21 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,276 | 27 | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #1,712 | 16 |
| 1938 | — | #1,310 | 26 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #1,417 | 22 |
| 1935 | — | #1,538 | 20 | |
| 1934 | #2,741 | 10 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | — | #1,589 | 20 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,964 | 15 | |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | — | #1,534 | 24 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,894 | 18 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,696 | 21 | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #2,143 | 15 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #2,059 | 16 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | — | #1,905 | 17 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,815 | 17 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,389 | 11 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,184 | 12 | |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #1,868 | 12 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #1,441 | 14 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
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| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1905
The first year at least five boys were named Norvell! It came in at #1,233, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1905–1910, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Norvell is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Norvell in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Norvell
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2012
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1905
- Peaked 1905 at #1,233 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1906, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 26,461
- Highest: 1 in 26,461 boys born in 1905 were named Norvell (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 316,158 boys born in 2012 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
- 15.5% of all boys named Norvell (179) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1935
- Mostly girls until 1934, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,233 (1905) | #1,233 |
| 1910s | 109 | #1,387 (1911) | #1,932 |
| 1920s | 144 | #1,534 (1925) | #2,345 |
| 1930s | 179 | #1,310 (1938) | #1,777 |
| 1940s | 176 | #1,276 (1941) | #1,761 |
| 1950s | 178 | #1,480 (1953) | #1,882 |
| 1960s | 134 | #1,852 (1962) | #2,336 |
| 1970s | 92 | #2,418 (1972) | #3,747 |
| 1980s | 84 | #3,221 (1981) | #4,902 |
| 1990s | 38 | #6,415 (1990) | #7,420 |
| 2000s | 13 | #9,788 (2007) | #10,413 |
| 2010s | 6 | #10,770 (2012) | #10,770 |
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.
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