Norma
About Norma
The name Norma peaked for girls at #22 in 1931. The name is most popular in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Wisconsin. Norma is occasionally used for boys in 1993.
2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Norma ranked #2012 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #22 in 1931.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,250 | 84 | 47 |
| 2015 | #2,398 | 77 | 43.1 |
| 2016 | #2,216 | 87 | 49.1 |
| 2017 | #2,298 | 81 | 46.9 |
| 2018 | #2,267 | 81 | 47.6 |
| 2019 | #2,422 | 74 | 44.1 |
| 2020 | #2,370 | 75 | 46.4 |
| 2021 | #1,975 | 99 | 60.3 |
| 2022 | #2,153 | 89 | 54.3 |
| 2023 | #2,189 | 87 | 54.2 |
| 2024 | #2,620 | 67 | 41.4 |
| 2025 | #2,012 | 95 | 59.1 |
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Miss America 1926
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American children's novelist
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American children's novelist
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American actress
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- Norma Beatriz Nolan
Miss Argentina and Miss Universe 1926
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American poet
- Norma Teagarden
American jazz pianist
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English jazz singer
- Norma Christine Waterson
English folk singer of The Watersons
Norma in pop culture
- "Norma Rae
" movie starring Sally Field as Norma Rae Webster
- Norma Arnold
mother on TV's "The Wonder Years"
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character on American soap "Passions"
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character in movie "Sunset Boulevard"
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character in movie "The Lorax"
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- "Norma
" opera by Vincenzo Bellini and its main character
- "Norma
" play by Henrik Ibsen and its main character
- "Norma
" novel by Vladimir Sorokin