Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Norman

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Norman
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 97.4% from peak

Peak era

1928

Peak rank proxy

5,590

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Silent Generation

1880Peak 19282024

Peak year

1928

Decline from peak

97.4%

2024

148

All-time

252,984

Norman once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1928, when 5,590 boys were named Norman.

In 2024, only 148 boys were given the name.

Down 97.4% from its peak.

All told, about 252,984 Americans have been named Norman and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 97.4% from peak

19285,590 boys named Norman

2024148 boys named Norman

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