Norm vs Norbert

Side-by-side comparison of Norm and Norbert — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Norm

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Name B

Norbert

Boy name · Rank #6183

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Metric Norm Norbert
Current Rank Unranked #6183
Total Births (all years) 563 20,377
Peak Year 1958 1924
Peak Year Births 34 635
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1935 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Norm Norbert
1880ss — 35
1890ss — 133
1900ss — 234
1910ss — 2,879
1920ss — 5,933
1930ss 27 4,142
1940ss 162 2,498
1950ss 203 1,918
1960ss 155 1,207
1970ss 16 519
1980ss — 348
1990ss — 231
2000ss — 157
2010ss — 92
2020ss — 51

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Norm Norbert
2014 — 9
2015 — 9
2016 — 5
2017 — 8
2018 — 11
2019 — 17
2020 — 10
2021 — 14
2022 — 6
2023 — 7
2024 — 14

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1935–1971.

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