Girls' name · since 1925
Norlene
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 192 babies named Norlene, peaking in 1940. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1925
- 1940s
- peak decade
Norlene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 192 recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Norlene has been recorded 192 times among girls since 1925, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1962.
- #20,257 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 192 born since 1925
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Norlene ranks #20,257 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 192 born since 1925, peaking in the 1940s.
- #20,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1925
- 1940s
- peak decade
Norlene's 192 recorded births place it above 71.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Norlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Norlene splits its recorded history at 1943: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1940 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Norlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1962
- Peak year (1940)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Norlene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (69 births, 36% of the file).
1940s was Norlene's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Norlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s
1940s
69 births
- 1950s
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 69 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Norlene's data
- Norlene's decade-level peak was the 1940s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Norlene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1925–1962 (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 Norlene 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.