Norris
Norris was the 6063rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 330th with 308 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,403 places. More babies were named Norris in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,063 boys, down 1,078 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1924308 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,979babies recorded
Norris popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 523 since 1902.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,063 | 15 |
| 2020 | #4,985 | 19 |
| 2010 | #4,075 | 25 |
| 2000 | #2,788 | 33 |
| 1990 | #1,348 | 69 |
| 1980 | #1,008 | 81 |
| 1970 | #781 | 111 |
| 1960 | #507 | 246 |
| 1950 | #428 | 244 |
| 1940 | #401 | 205 |
| 1930 | #377 | 228 |
| 1920 | #394 | 228 |
| 1910 | #373 | 48 |
| 1900 | #597 | 18 |
| 1890 | #477 | 16 |
| 1880 | #554 | 12 |
How popular is Norris, counting every spelling?
Norris has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Norris?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Norris (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Norris born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Norris.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Norris?
About 7,100 people born in the US named Norris are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 46 and 73. That makes Norris a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Norris by state
How common Norris was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Norris: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Norris, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Norris
How popular is the name Norris?
Norris was the 6063rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 330th with 308 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,403 places. More babies were named Norris in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Norris a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Norris in the US.
Where is Norris most popular?
In 2021–2025, Norris was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).