Recorded 1921–1928 Boys' name Peak 1921 19 births

Norio — boys' name

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

1920s19
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Norio was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Norio in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norio

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Norio between 1921 and 1928, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Norio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norio performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Norio in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norio 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 19 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.

Norio at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

19

Since 1921

8 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1921

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1928

Norio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1921

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 192819221921 8

Norio by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 100% of Norio's all-time total
1920s19

Norio by state

Where Norio concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Norio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
10 52.6%
Hawaii share of Norio's total US births 52.6%

10 of 19 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norio?
19 babies have been named Norio since 1921. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Norio most popular?
Norio was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Norio most popular?
The top states for the name Norio are Hawaii (10 births).
How long has the name Norio been used?
Norio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 8 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Norio?
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.

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, 1921–1928 (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.