Recorded 1913–1970 Boys' name Peak 1925 324 births

Norville — boys' name

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.

1910s661920s1001930s751940s431950s351970s5
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Norville was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

14 babies were named Norville in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norville

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Norville between 1913 and 1970, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Norville currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norville performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Norville shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Norville in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norville 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 324 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.

Norville at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

324

Since 1913

58 years of records

Peak year

1925

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1913

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1970

Norville popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1913

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1925)
14
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
46810121416 197019511944193719311926192119161913 9

Norville by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
100 births that decade — 31% of Norville's all-time total
1910s661920s1001930s751940s431950s351970s5

Norville by state

Where Norville concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Norville
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 1.5%
Alabama share of Norville's total US births 1.5%

5 of 324 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norville?
324 babies have been named Norville since 1913. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1925 with 14 births.
When was Norville most popular?
Norville was most popular in the 1920s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Norville most popular?
The top states for the name Norville are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Norville been used?
Norville has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 58 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Norville?
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.

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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, 1913–1970 (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.