Boys' name · since 1911
Norvin
Norvin has 964 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,258 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,759 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 964
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
964 babies have been named Norvin since 1911, making it today's #10759 boys' name.
Norvin has 964 recorded births among boys since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10759 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #5,258 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,759 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 964 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Norvin ranks #5,258 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,759 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 964 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,258 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,759 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 964
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Norvin's 964 recorded births place it above 88.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
How Norvin compares
964 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Norvin's all-time total is 161% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Norvin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 964 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Norvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Norvin's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Norvin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Norvin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (196 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Norvin's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Norvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
153 births
- 1920s
1920s
196 births
- 1930s
1930s
157 births
- 1940s
1940s
136 births
- 1950s 76
1950s
76 births
- 1960s
1960s
80 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 196 births (20% of all-time use).
How Norvin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Norvin's total volume
Norvin by state
Where Norvin concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 14 | 1.5% |
14 of 964 births nationwide.
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What to do with Norvin's data
- Norvin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (196 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Norvins (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
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 Norvin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Norvin 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.