US rank #4207 Boys' name Peak 1981 4,906 births

Norberto — #4207 US boys' name

4,906 babies named Norberto in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s1271930s1311940s1501950s3791960s5861970s7201980s8531990s8552000s7072010s3032020s95
#4207
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Norberto was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

103 babies were named Norberto in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norberto

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,906 babies named Norberto between 1921 and 2024, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Norberto currently holds the #4207 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norberto performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 855 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Norberto shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,307 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Norberto in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norberto in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,906 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Norberto at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,906

Since 1921

104 years of records

Peak year

1981

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,207

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1921

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2024

Norberto popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1921

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1981)
103
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
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Norberto by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
855 births that decade — 17% of Norberto's all-time total
1920s1271930s1311940s1501950s3791960s5861970s7201980s8531990s8552000s7072010s3032020s95

Norberto by state

Where Norberto concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Norberto
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,307 26.6%
#2 California
936 19.1%
#3 New York
674 13.7%
#4 New Jersey
179 3.6%
#5 Illinois
113 2.3%
#6 Florida
68 1.4%
#7 Arizona
49 1.0%
#8 Connecticut
22 0.4%
Texas share of Norberto's total US births 26.6%
Even split

1,307 of 4,906 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Norberto appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norberto?
4,906 babies have been named Norberto since 1921. It currently ranks #4207 among boys. The peak year was 1981 with 103 births.
When was Norberto most popular?
Norberto was most popular in the 1990s decade with 855 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Norberto most popular?
The top states for the name Norberto are Texas (1,307 births), California (936 births), New York (674 births).
How long has the name Norberto been used?
Norberto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 104 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Norberto?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Norman, Norbert, Norris, Normand, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1921–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.