—2024 rank
1928peak year
245,547babies named Norman since 1880
▼ 7%5-year trend
Norman popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Norman mean?
From Germanic nord, 'north', and man, 'man', the name of the Norse settlers who gave Normandy its name. A sober staple of early-20th-century America.
OriginGermanic
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
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Famous Normans
- Norman Rockwell, artist
- Norman Mailer, writer
Spellings & variants
Norm
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