Recorded 1920–1968 Girls' name Peak 1964 163 births

Norvella — girls' name

163 babies named Norvella in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s401930s281940s381950s351960s22
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Norvella was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

10 babies were named Norvella in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norvella

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Norvella between 1920 and 1968, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Norvella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norvella performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Norvella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norvella 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 163 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.

Norvella at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

163

Since 1920

49 years of records

Peak year

1964

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1920

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1968

Norvella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1920

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1964)
10
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4681012 1968195719511943193519271920 8

Norvella by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
40 births that decade — 25% of Norvella's all-time total
1920s401930s281940s381950s351960s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norvella?
163 babies have been named Norvella since 1920. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1964 with 10 births.
When was Norvella most popular?
Norvella was most popular in the 1920s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Norvella been used?
Norvella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 49 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Norvella?
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, 1920–1968 (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.