Unisex name · since 1916
Norvelle
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.
- #43,750 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
24 girls have been named Norvelle since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Norvelle has been recorded 24 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1936.
- #43,750 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Norvelle ranks #43,750 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #43,750 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Norvelle's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Norvelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Norvelle's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Norvelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1936
- Peak year (1923)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Norvelle popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1928 (Norvelle as boys' name)
Norvelle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (14 births, 58% of the file).
1920s was Norvelle's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Norvelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
14 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 14 births (58% of all-time use).
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What to do with Norvelle's data
- Norvelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Norvelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1916–1936 (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 Norvelle 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.