# Norman (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/norman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɔɹmən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Norm, Normie |
| Variant spellings | Norrie |
| US babies named this | 254,762 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 253,160 / 1,602 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 189, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Middle English Norman, from Old English Norman (a variant of Norþman) and Old French Normant. It is certain that the word is derived from the base of the Germanic words for north and the Germanic base of the words for man. However, given the frequent movement of Germanic groups especially into and out of Britain in the post-classical world, it is unclear in what tongue it came to be used first. In addition, the generally accepted meaning, a person from Normandy or one of the many French-speaking invaders to Britain, was used chiefly by Anglo-Norman and Old French, though it originally referred to any Scandinavian of the time. See also Northman.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 10 | 5,344 |
| 1973 | 10 | 5,461 |
| 1974 | 9 | 6,094 |
| 1975 | 9 | 6,298 |
| 1976 | 8 | 7,070 |
| 1977 | 14 | 4,848 |
| 1978 | 13 | 5,121 |
| 1979 | 8 | 7,813 |
| 1980 | 7 | 8,783 |
| 1982 | 5 | 11,746 |
| 1983 | 6 | 9,850 |
| 1984 | 7 | 8,847 |
| 1985 | 9 | 7,381 |
| 1987 | 6 | 10,832 |
| 1988 | 8 | 8,975 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 130 | 1,314 |
| 2012 | 160 | 1,149 |
| 2013 | 160 | 1,138 |
| 2014 | 174 | 1,098 |
| 2015 | 148 | 1,237 |
| 2016 | 183 | 1,078 |
| 2017 | 172 | 1,119 |
| 2018 | 156 | 1,205 |
| 2019 | 160 | 1,199 |
| 2020 | 174 | 1,128 |
| 2021 | 170 | 1,167 |
| 2022 | 168 | 1,195 |
| 2023 | 138 | 1,364 |
| 2024 | 149 | 1,311 |
| 2025 | 169 | 1,200 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2,892 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4,805 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,403 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2,964 |
| 2015 | 16 | 1,511 |
| 2016 | 14 | 1,704 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2,112 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3,937 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2,076 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2,125 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2,018 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2,813 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2,443 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2,664 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 諾曼 /诺曼
- Scottish Gaelic: Tormod
- Catalan: normand
- Dutch: Normandisch
- Finnish: normanni
- French: normand
- Georgian: ნორმანდიული ენა, ნორმანდიული
- Portuguese: normando
- Spanish: normando
- Swedish: normandiska

## People named Norman

- Norman Mailer, American writer (1923–2007)
- Norman Borlaug, American biologist (1914–2009)
- Norman Foster, British architect (born 1935)
- Norman Foster Ramsey, American physicist (1915–2011)
- Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, English physical chemist (1897-1967)
- Norman Angell, English politician (1872–1967)
- Norman Haworth, British chemist (1883-1950)
- Norman Reedus, American actor (born 1969)
- Norman Rockwell, American painter and illustrator (1894–1978)
- Norman Jewison, Canadian film director, producer and actor (1926–2024)
- Norman Lockyer, English scientist and astronomer (1836–1920)
- Norman Taurog, American film director (1899–1981)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.