Boys' name · since 1911
Normand
5,831 babies named Normand in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,623 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5,831
- born since 1911
- 1930s
- peak decade
5,831 boys have been named Normand since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Normand has been recorded 5,831 times among boys since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2001.
- #1,623 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5,831 born since 1911
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Normand ranks #1,623 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,831 born since 1911, peaking in the 1930s.
- #1,623 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5,831
- born since 1911
- 1930s
- peak decade
Normand's 5,831 recorded births place it above 96.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Massachusetts.
Normand's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Normand splits its recorded history at 1953: 21% of all births land in the more recent half, 79% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 223 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Normand popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2001
- Peak year (1929)
- 223
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Normand by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (1,549 births, 27% of the file).
1930s was Normand's strongest decade.
1,549 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Normand births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 292
1910s
292 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,514 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,549 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,008 births
- 1950s
1950s
769 births
- 1960s 431
1960s
431 births
- 1970s 156
1970s
156 births
- 1980s 86
1980s
86 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 1,549 births (27% of all-time use).
How Normand compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Normand's total volume
Normand by state
Where Normand concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 1,831 | 31.4% |
| #2 | Rhode Island | | 1,174 | 20.1% |
| #3 | Maine | | 933 | 16.0% |
| #4 | New Hampshire | | 652 | 11.2% |
| #5 | Connecticut | | 194 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Vermont | | 30 | 0.5% |
| #7 | California | | 5 | 0.1% |
1,831 of 5,831 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Normand's data
- Normand's decade-level peak was the 1930s (1,549 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Normands (1,831 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Normand: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1911–2001 (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 Normand 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.