Recorded 1911–2001 Boys' name Peak 1929 5,831 births

Normand — boys' name

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.

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1930s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Normand was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

223 babies were named Normand in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Normand

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,831 babies named Normand between 1911 and 2001, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Normand currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 223 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Normand performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 1,549 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Normand shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 1,831 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Rhode Island and Maine. In total, SSA state-level files list Normand in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Normand 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 5,831 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.

Normand at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

5,831

Since 1911

91 years of records

Peak year

1929

223 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1911

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2001

Normand popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1911

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1929)
223
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
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Normand by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
1,549 births that decade — 27% of Normand's all-time total
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Normand by state

Where Normand concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Normand
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%
Massachusetts share of Normand's total US births 31.4%
Even split

1,831 of 5,831 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Normand?
5,831 babies have been named Normand since 1911. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1929 with 223 births.
When was Normand most popular?
Normand was most popular in the 1930s decade with 1,549 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
Where is Normand most popular?
The top states for the name Normand are Massachusetts (1,831 births), Rhode Island (1,174 births), Maine (933 births).
How long has the name Normand been used?
Normand has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 91 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Normand?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Norman, Norbert, Norris, Norberto, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1911–2001 (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.