Norm vs Norman

Side-by-side comparison of Norm and Norman — 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

Norman

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Metric Norm Norman
Current Rank Unranked #1309
Total Births (all years) 563 252,984
Peak Year 1958 1928
Peak Year Births 34 5,590
Peak Decade 1950ss 1930ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1935 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Norm Norman
1880ss — 1,235
1890ss — 1,891
1900ss — 3,178
1910ss — 25,033
1920ss — 49,364
1930ss 27 49,987
1940ss 162 42,164
1950ss 203 33,749
1960ss 155 22,753
1970ss 16 9,885
1980ss — 5,853
1990ss — 3,439
2000ss — 2,068
2010ss — 1,589
2020ss — 796

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Norm Norman
2014 — 174
2015 — 148
2016 — 183
2017 — 172
2018 — 156
2019 — 160
2020 — 174
2021 — 169
2022 — 167
2023 — 138
2024 — 148

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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