Normal vs Norman

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

Name A

Normal

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Name B

Norman

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Normal Norman
Current Rank Unranked #1308
Total Births (all years) 125 253,160
Peak Year 1918 1928
Peak Year Births 10 5,590
Peak Decade 1920s 1930s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Normal Norman
1880s - 1,235
1890s - 1,891
1900s - 3,178
1910s 34 25,033
1920s 49 49,364
1930s 23 49,987
1940s 19 42,164
1950s - 33,749
1960s - 22,753
1970s - 9,885
1980s - 5,853
1990s - 3,439
2000s - 2,071
2010s - 1,590
2020s - 968

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Normal Norman
2014 - 174
2015 - 148
2016 - 183
2017 - 172
2018 - 156
2019 - 160
2020 - 174
2021 - 170
2022 - 168
2023 - 138
2024 - 149
2025 - 169

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, 1913–1947.

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