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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Norton

Norton was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 711th; the most babies were born in 1928 (74). More babies were named Norton in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192874 babies
Total since 1880
2,310babies recorded

Norton popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#11,5976
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#5,3377
1970#4,5776
1960#2,28414
1950#1,52624
1940#1,02940
1930#82962
1920#92057
1910#1,3857
1900#1,0228
1890——
1880——

How popular is Norton, counting every spelling?

Norton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Norton?

About 500 people born in the US named Norton are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 55 and 80. That makes Norton a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Norton by state

How common Norton was among boys born in each state in 1926–1930, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.3×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMN0.06Illinois: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesIL0.08Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesNY0.13Massachusetts: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMA0.09Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesKY0.06West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Norton, boys, 1926–1930. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Norton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Norton, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Norton

How popular is the name Norton?

Norton was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 711th; the most babies were born in 1928 (74). More babies were named Norton in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Norton a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,310 boys.

Where was Norton most popular?

In 1926–1930, Norton was most common in New York (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and Illinois.