Recorded 1919–1959 Boys' name Peak 1923 71 births

Norvil — boys' name

71 babies named Norvil in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s311930s291950s6
1920s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Norvil was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Norvil

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Norvil between 1919 and 1959, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Norvil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norvil performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Norvil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norvil 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 71 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.

Norvil at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

71

Since 1919

41 years of records

Peak year

1923

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1919

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1959

Norvil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1919

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Norvil by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
31 births that decade — 44% of Norvil's all-time total
1910s51920s311930s291950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norvil?
71 babies have been named Norvil since 1919. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
When was Norvil most popular?
Norvil was most popular in the 1920s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Norvil been used?
Norvil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 41 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Norvil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Norman, Norbert, Norris, Normand, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1919–1959 (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.