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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Norval

Norval was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 666th; the most babies were born in 1918 (84). More babies were named Norval 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
191884 babies
Total since 1880
2,377babies recorded

Norval 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——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#6,0246
1970#3,7388
1960#2,64511
1950#1,93216
1940#97944
1930#83062
1920#88561
1910#1,1769
1900#88710
1890——
1880#1,0235

How popular is Norval, counting every spelling?

Norval has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Norval?

About 400 people born in the US named Norval are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 64 and 82. That makes Norval 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.

Norval by state

How common Norval was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Missouri (2.9×). In 41 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: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesMN0.16Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 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: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesIN0.10Ohio: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOH0.04Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesMO0.21Kentucky: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesKY0.10West Virginia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWV0.08Virginia: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAR0.06Tennessee: 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: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesOK0.12Louisiana: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Norval, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Norval

How popular is the name Norval?

Norval was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 666th; the most babies were born in 1918 (84). More babies were named Norval in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Norval a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,377 boys.

Where was Norval most popular?

In 1916–1920, Norval was most common in Missouri (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and Oklahoma.