Recorded 1921–1923 Girls' name Peak 1923 13 births

Norvis — girls' name

13 babies named Norvis in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s13
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Norvis was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

7 babies were named Norvis in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Norvis

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Norvis between 1921 and 1923, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Norvis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Norvis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Norvis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Norvis 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 13 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.

Norvis at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

13

Since 1921

3 years of records

Peak year

1923

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1921

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1923

Norvis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1921

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1923)
7
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
5.566.577.5 19231921 6

Norvis by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
13 births that decade — 100% of Norvis's all-time total
1920s13

Norvis by state

Where Norvis concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Norvis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 38.5%
Texas share of Norvis's total US births 38.5%

5 of 13 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Norvis?
13 babies have been named Norvis since 1921. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1923 with 7 births.
When was Norvis most popular?
Norvis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Norvis most popular?
The top states for the name Norvis are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Norvis been used?
Norvis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 3 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Norvis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Norma, Nora, Norah, Noreen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1921–1923 (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.