Girls' name · since 1920
Norvella
Norvella has 163 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Norvella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 163 have been recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Norvella recorded 163 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1968.
- #21,918 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 163 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Norvella ranks #21,918 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Norvella's 163 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Norvella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Norvella's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Norvella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1968
- Peak year (1964)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Norvella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (40 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Norvella's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Norvella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1930s
1930s
28 births
- 1940s
1940s
38 births
- 1950s
1950s
35 births
- 1960s
1960s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (25% of all-time use).
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- Norvella's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 1960s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Norvella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Norvella draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.