Recorded 1922–1948 Girls' name Peak 1922 23 births

Norrene — girls' name

23 babies named Norrene in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71930s101940s6
1930s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Norrene was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

7 babies were named Norrene in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norrene

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Norrene between 1922 and 1948, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Norrene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norrene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Norrene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norrene 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 23 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.

Norrene at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

23

Since 1922

27 years of records

Peak year

1922

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1922

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1948

Norrene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1922

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1922)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1948193319321922 7

Norrene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
10 births that decade — 43% of Norrene's all-time total
1920s71930s101940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norrene?
23 babies have been named Norrene since 1922. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1922 with 7 births.
When was Norrene most popular?
Norrene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Norrene been used?
Norrene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 27 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Norrene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Norma, Nora, Norah, Noreen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1922–1948 (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.