Boys' name · since 1883
Norwood
2,909 babies named Norwood in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,587 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,909
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Norwood sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 2,909 recorded since 1883.
Norwood has 2,909 recorded births among boys since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1883 to 1997.
- #2,587 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,909 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Norwood ranks #2,587 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,909 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,587 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,909
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Norwood's 2,909 recorded births place it above 94.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Norwood's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Norwood splits its recorded history at 1944: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 79 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Norwood popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1997
- Peak year (1921)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Norwood by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (695 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Norwood's strongest decade.
695 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Norwood births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 17
1880s
17 births
- 1890s 31
1890s
31 births
- 1900s 53
1900s
53 births
- 1910s
1910s
437 births
- 1920s
1920s
695 births
- 1930s
1930s
508 births
- 1940s
1940s
426 births
- 1950s
1950s
321 births
- 1960s 221
1960s
221 births
- 1970s 98
1970s
98 births
- 1980s 76
1980s
76 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 695 births (24% of all-time use).
How Norwood 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 Norwood's total volume
Norwood by state
Where Norwood concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 626 | 21.5% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 129 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 60 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 59 | 2.0% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 54 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 15 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 9 | 0.3% |
626 of 2,909 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Norwood appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Norwood's data
- Norwood's decade-level peak was the 1920s (695 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Norwoods (626 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Norwood: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
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, 1883–1997 (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 Norwood 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.