# Norwood (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/norwood/  
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 | /nɔːwʊd/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,909 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,909 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

From north + wood. Doublet of Northwood.

## 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, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 7 | 5,208 |
| 1980 | 5 | 6,983 |
| 1981 | 5 | 6,984 |
| 1982 | 10 | 4,149 |
| 1983 | 9 | 4,388 |
| 1984 | 8 | 4,852 |
| 1985 | 8 | 5,026 |
| 1986 | 10 | 4,378 |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,721 |
| 1988 | 10 | 4,682 |
| 1989 | 5 | 8,863 |
| 1990 | 10 | 5,268 |
| 1992 | 5 | 9,420 |
| 1995 | 5 | 9,883 |
| 1997 | 6 | 8,953 |

## People named Norwood

- Norwood Russell Hanson, American philosopher of science (1924–1967)

## 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.