Recorded 1977–1989 Unisex name Peak 1980 64 births

Norell — unisex name

64 babies named Norell in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s44
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Norell was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

12 babies were named Norell in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norell

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Norell between 1977 and 1989, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Norell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Norell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1977.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Norell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norell 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 64 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.

Norell at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

64

Since 1977

13 years of records

Peak year

1980

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1977

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1989

Norell popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1977

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1980)
12
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
468101214 198919871986198219811980197919781977 8

Norell popularity over time — boys

15 total births recorded since 1977 (Norell as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 200519901977 5

Norell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
44 births that decade — 69% of Norell's all-time total
1970s201980s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norell?
64 babies have been named Norell since 1977. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1980 with 12 births.
When was Norell most popular?
Norell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Is Norell a unisex name?
Yes, Norell is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 64 births, and as a boy's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Norell been used?
Norell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 13 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Norell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Norma, Nora, Norah, Noreen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1977–1989 (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.