Recorded 1916–1936 Unisex name Peak 1923 24 births

Norvelle — unisex name

24 babies named Norvelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s141930s5
1920s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Norvelle was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Norvelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Norvelle between 1916 and 1936, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Norvelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Norvelle is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 1928.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norvelle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Norvelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norvelle 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 24 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.

Norvelle at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

24

Since 1916

21 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

1916

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1936

Norvelle popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1916

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 1936192419231916 5

Norvelle popularity over time — boys

16 total births recorded since 1928 (Norvelle as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 196319361928 5

Norvelle by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
14 births that decade — 58% of Norvelle's all-time total
1910s51920s141930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norvelle?
24 babies have been named Norvelle since 1916. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
When was Norvelle most popular?
Norvelle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Is Norvelle a unisex name?
Yes, Norvelle is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 24 births, and as a boy's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Norvelle been used?
Norvelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 21 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Norvelle?
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, 1916–1936 (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.