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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Norwood

Norwood was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 730th; the most babies were born in 1921 (79). More babies were named Norwood 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
192179 babies
Total since 1880
2,909babies recorded

Norwood 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#5,26810
1980#6,9835
1970#2,47215
1960#1,51429
1950#1,05945
1940#1,08937
1930#87058
1920#78772
1910#1,5376
1900#1,0238
1890——
1880——

How popular is Norwood, counting every spelling?

Norwood has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Norwood?

About 800 people born in the US named Norwood are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 58 and 78. That makes Norwood 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.

Norwood by state

How common Norwood was among boys born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (7.9×). 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: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMI0.03New 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: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesPA0.05New 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: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesWV0.06Virginia: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesVA0.13Maryland: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesMD0.16Delaware: 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: 0.55 per 1,000 babiesNC0.55South Carolina: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesSC0.13District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesLA0.17Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: 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, Norwood, boys, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Norwood

How popular is the name Norwood?

Norwood was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 730th; the most babies were born in 1921 (79). More babies were named Norwood in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Norwood a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,909 boys.

Where was Norwood most popular?

In 1919–1923, Norwood was most common in North Carolina (0.55 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Maryland.