Norma Girl
How popular is Norma?
#2,002 girl name in 2025
95 baby girls were named Norma in the US in 2025, making it the 2002nd most popular girl name.
115,891living people named Norma (est.)
73median age of people named Norma
279,349babies named Norma since 1880
1 in 34,898US babies born in 2025
Norma popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,002 for girls (▲ 557 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 95 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+23% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,382 in 2015, #2,341 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1931 (8,759 girls) |
| Highest rank | #22 in 1931 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Norma is most popular
Babies named Norma per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (83 girls)
- Wisconsin: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (59 girls)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
Norma by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 590 | #223 |
| 1890s | 1,885 | #181 |
| 1900s | 3,335 | #157 |
| 1910s | 15,500 | #83 |
| 1920s | 65,241 | #23 |
| 1930s | 72,878 | #22 |
| 1940s | 43,030 | #43 |
| 1950s | 30,801 | #104 |
| 1960s | 21,519 | #154 |
| 1970s | 10,272 | #218 |
| 1980s | 5,553 | #320 |
| 1990s | 4,109 | #480 |
| 2000s | 1,992 | #855 |
| 2010s | 852 | #1,762 |
| 2020s | 514 | #1,971 |
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Questions
- Is Norma a boy or girl name?
- Norma is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Norma were girls.
- How popular is the name Norma?
- 95 baby girls were named Norma in the US in 2025, making it the 2002nd most popular girl name.
- When was Norma most popular?
- Norma peaked in 1931, when 8,759 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #22, held for 2 years starting in 1931.
- How many people are named Norma?
- 279,349 babies have been named Norma in the US since 1880. We estimate about 115,891 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 73.
- Where is Norma most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Norma was most common in Texas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.