Girls' name · since 1938
Norleen
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 77 babies named Norleen, peaking in 1952. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
Norleen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 77 recorded since 1938.
Social Security Administration records show Norleen recorded 77 times among girls since 1938, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1970.
- #30,076 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1938
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Norleen ranks #30,076 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1938, peaking in the 1950s.
- #30,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
Norleen's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Norleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Norleen's full recorded timeline at 1950, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Norleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1970
- Peak year (1952)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Norleen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (31 births, 40% of the file).
1950s was Norleen's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Norleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
13 births
- 1940s
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 31 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Norleen's data
- Norleen's decade-level peak was the 1950s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Norleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
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, 1938–1970 (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 Norleen 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.