Recorded 1915–1966 Boys' name Peak 1915 16 births

Norland — boys' name

16 babies named Norland in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61940s51960s5
1910s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Norland was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

6 babies were named Norland in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norland

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Norland between 1915 and 1966, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Norland currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norland performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Norland shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norland 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 16 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.

Norland at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

16

Since 1915

52 years of records

Peak year

1915

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1915

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1966

Norland popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1915

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1915)
6
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
4.555.566.5 196619431915 6

Norland by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6 births that decade — 38% of Norland's all-time total
1910s61940s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norland?
16 babies have been named Norland since 1915. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1915 with 6 births.
When was Norland most popular?
Norland was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Norland been used?
Norland has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 52 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Norland?
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, 1915–1966 (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.