Boys' name · since 1914

Norfleet

77 babies named Norfleet in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,193 of 45,481
all-time among boys
77
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade

Norfleet sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 77 recorded since 1914.

Norfleet has 77 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1951.

  • #19,193 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 77 born since 1914
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Norfleet ranks #19,193 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.

#19,193 of 45,481
all-time among boys
77
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Norfleet's 77 recorded births place it above 57.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.

Norfleet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Norfleet splits its recorded history at 1925: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Norfleet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1951

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1925)
10
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
4681012 19141919192019231924192519271943194419471951 7

Norfleet by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (38 births, 49% of the file).

1920s was Norfleet's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Norfleet births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 38 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Norfleet by state

Where Norfleet concentrates geographically, total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Norfleet
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
12 15.6%
North Carolina share of Norfleet's total US births 15.6%

12 of 77 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norfleet?
Norfleet has been given to 77 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #19,193 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1951. 10 babies were born in 1925, its single highest year.
Where does Norfleet sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Norfleet ranks #19,193 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Norfleet most popular?
Norfleet was most popular in the 1920s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Norfleet most popular?
The top states for the name Norfleet are North Carolina (12 births).
How long has the name Norfleet been used?
Records for Norfleet go back to 1914, giving 38 years of history through 1951.
What names are similar to Norfleet?
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.

What to do with Norfleet's data

  • Norfleet's decade-level peak was the 1920s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • North Carolina records the most Norfleets (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Norfleet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Norfleet draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.