Recorded 1923–1936 Boys' name Peak 1923 26 births

Norvan — boys' name

26 babies named Norvan in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s201930s6
1920s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Norvan was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

8 babies were named Norvan in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norvan

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Norvan between 1923 and 1936, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Norvan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norvan performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Norvan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norvan 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 26 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.

Norvan at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

26

Since 1923

14 years of records

Peak year

1923

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1923

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1936

Norvan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1923

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
456789 1936192719241923 8

Norvan by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
20 births that decade — 77% of Norvan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norvan?
26 babies have been named Norvan since 1923. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
When was Norvan most popular?
Norvan was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Norvan been used?
Norvan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 14 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Norvan?
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, 1923–1936 (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.