Recorded 1914–1955 Girls' name Peak 1926 357 births

Norrine — girls' name

357 babies named Norrine in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s331920s1111930s901940s801950s43
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Norrine was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

21 babies were named Norrine in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norrine

The Social Security Administration has registered 357 babies named Norrine between 1914 and 1955, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Norrine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norrine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Norrine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Norrine in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norrine 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 357 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.

Norrine at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

357

Since 1914

42 years of records

Peak year

1926

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1914

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1955

Norrine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1914

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1926)
21
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0510152025 195519501945193919341929192419191914 9

Norrine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
111 births that decade — 31% of Norrine's all-time total
1910s331920s1111930s901940s801950s43

Norrine by state

Where Norrine concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Norrine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 1.4%
#2 New York
5 1.4%
Michigan share of Norrine's total US births 1.4%
Even split

5 of 357 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norrine?
357 babies have been named Norrine since 1914. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1926 with 21 births.
When was Norrine most popular?
Norrine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Norrine most popular?
The top states for the name Norrine are Michigan (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Norrine been used?
Norrine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 42 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Norrine?
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.

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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, 1914–1955 (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.