Norvel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Norvel

The Social Security Administration has registered 840 babies named Norvel between 1906 and 1988, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Norvel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norvel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 173 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Norvel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by West Virginia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Norvel in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norvel 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 840 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.