Boys' name · since 1913
Norville
324 babies named Norville in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,176 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 324
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Norville sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 324 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Norville recorded 324 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1913 to 1970.
- #10,176 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 324 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Norville ranks #10,176 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 324 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,176 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 324
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Norville's 324 recorded births place it above 77.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Norville's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Norville splits its recorded history at 1932: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Norville popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1970
- Peak year (1925)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Norville by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (100 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Norville's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Norville births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
66 births
- 1920s
1920s
100 births
- 1930s
1930s
75 births
- 1940s
1940s
43 births
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 100 births (31% of all-time use).
Norville by state
Where Norville concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 324 births nationwide.
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What to do with Norville's data
- Norville's decade-level peak was the 1920s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Norvilles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Norville: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1913–1970 (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 Norville 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.