How Many People Are Named Norma?
people named Norma are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,114 people in the US has this name
Based on 279,349 babies named Norma in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
8,796 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Created by Felice Romani for the main character in the opera 'Norma' (1831). He may have based it on Latin norma "rule". This name is also frequently used as a feminine form of NORMAN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Norma (99.5%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Norma alive today is about 68 years old, and 74% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 59 and 82 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Norma first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1931, to 8,796 babies. In 2025, 95 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Norma never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #22, in 1931 to 1932, and it was in the top 100 for 30 years, 1918 to 1947. In 2025 it ranked #2,012.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,012 |
| Best rank | #22 (1931 to 1932) |
| Years in the top 100 | 30 (1918 to 1947) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #28 in the 1930s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Norma alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Norma were born in Texas than in any other state: about 18,400 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Norma was given 1.8 times as often in Arizona, 1.7 times in Idaho and 1.7 times in Kansas.
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