Norman vs Norbert

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

Name A

Norman

Boy name · Rank #1308

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Name B

Norbert

Boy name · Rank #6211

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Metric Norman Norbert
Current Rank #1308 #6211
Total Births (all years) 253,160 20,379
Peak Year 1928 1924
Peak Year Births 5,590 635
Peak Decade 1930s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Norman Norbert
1880s 1,235 35
1890s 1,891 133
1900s 3,178 234
1910s 25,033 2,879
1920s 49,364 5,933
1930s 49,987 4,142
1940s 42,164 2,497
1950s 33,749 1,919
1960s 22,753 1,208
1970s 9,885 519
1980s 5,853 348
1990s 3,439 231
2000s 2,071 157
2010s 1,590 93
2020s 968 51

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Norman Norbert
2014 174 9
2015 148 9
2016 183 5
2017 172 8
2018 156 11
2019 160 17
2020 174 10
2021 170 14
2022 168 6
2023 138 7
2024 149 14
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, 1880–2025.

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