How Many People Are Named Norris?
people named Norris are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 46,075 people in the US has this name
Based on 16,979 babies named Norris in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
323 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname, either NORRIS (1) or NORRIS (2).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Norris, 2.5% were girls and 97.6% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Norris alive today is about 59 years old, and 58% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 46 and 73 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Norris first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1924, to 323 babies. In 2025, 15 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Norris has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #330, in 1924. In 2025 it ranked #6,060.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,060 |
| Best rank | #330 (1924) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #456 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Norris alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Norris were born in Texas than in any other state: about 721 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Norris was given 5.1 times as often in Louisiana, 3.4 times in Georgia and 2.9 times in Mississippi.
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