Recorded 1932–1948 Boys' name Peak 1932 20 births

Norlyn — boys' name

20 babies named Norlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101940s10
1930s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Norlyn was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

5 babies were named Norlyn in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Norlyn between 1932 and 1948, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Norlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norlyn performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Norlyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norlyn 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 20 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.

Norlyn at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

20

Since 1932

17 years of records

Peak year

1932

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1932

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1948

Norlyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1932

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1932)
5
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
5 1948194419391932 5

Norlyn by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
10 births that decade — 50% of Norlyn's all-time total
1930s101940s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norlyn?
20 babies have been named Norlyn since 1932. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1932 with 5 births.
When was Norlyn most popular?
Norlyn was most popular in the 1930s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Norlyn been used?
Norlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 17 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Norlyn?
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, 1932–1948 (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.