Norman
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Norman
Norman, perhaps because it sounds so much like the word 'normal', conjures up the image of a normal-looking guy with a normal kind of job-- not necessarily an image many modern parents seek for their sons. But though it's been off the national popularity list for several years, Norman is Number 694 on Nameberry. It was a Top 100 name for more than half a century, hitting a high in 1931 at Number 36, but today it's nowhere near one of the most popular boy names starting with N.
Norman has had a variety of notable namesakes over the years, from Americana artist Norman Rockwell to feisty novelist Norman Mailer to creepy mama's boy Norman Bates in Psycho.
Norman is also given to girls.
Pronounced NOR-mun.
As of October 2026, Norman ranked #8975 in US births in 1988 SSA, peaked at #974 in 1929.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #1,098 | 174 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #1,236 | 148 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #1,078 | 183 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #1,119 | 172 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #1,205 | 156 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #1,199 | 160 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #1,127 | 174 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #1,168 | 169 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #1,199 | 167 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #1,364 | 138 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,313 | 148 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,200 | 169 |
World rankings
Norman for boys
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Norman on lists
Famous Normans
- Norman Perceval RockwellBoy
American painter
- Norman Kingsley MailerBoy
American novelist
- Norman Mark ReedusBoy
American actor
- Norman BlakeBoy
Scottish musician from the band Teenage Fanclub
- (Herbert) Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.Boy
U.S. Army General
- Norman Louis FarberowBoy
American psychologist
- Norman Fell (born Norman Noah Feld)Boy
American actor
- Norman Frederick JewisonBoy
Canadian film director
- Norman Milton LearBoy
American TV producer
- Norman Gene "Norm" MacdonaldBoy
Canadian actor/comedian
- Norman L. "Norm" AbramBoy
American carpenter of This Old House and The New Yankee Workshop
- Norman Steven "Norm" MaciverBoy
Canadian ice hockey player and executive
- Norman Chester "Norm" HarveyBoy
American NFL player
- Norman LloydBoy
American actor
- Norman Stewart Hughson LamontBoy
Baron Lamont of Lerwick, English politician
- (Ralph) Norman AngellBoy
English politician; winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
- (Walter) Norman HaworthBoy
English chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Norman Ernest BorlaugBoy
winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
- Norman Foster RamseyBoy
Jr., winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
- Gerald Norman "Jerry" SpringerBoy
British,born TV personality, attorney, and former Cincinnati mayor & news anchor
- Norman TheuerkaufBoy
German footballer
Norman in pop culture
- Norman Osborn aka the Green GoblinBoy
villain in Spider,Man comics
- Norman JaydenBoy
character on game "Heavy Rain"
- Norman BatesBoy
character in book/film "Psycho" and TV series "Bates Motel"
- Norman BabcockBoy
main character in the animated movie "ParaNorman"
- Norman PriceBoy
character on TV show "Fireman Sam"
- NormanBoy
normal,type gym leader from the Pokemon series
- Norman LongBoy
main character in 2010 film "Norman"
- Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise DiggsBoy
the real name of the character that becomes the Wizard of Oz
- Norman the DoormanBoy
character on "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody"
- Lake NormanBoy
North Carolina
- NormanBoy
main character in the manga/anime series "The Promised Neverland"