Norman
Boy nameNorman has been given to 254,762 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1928.
Meaning & origin /ˈnɔɹmən/
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, tho
Origin: Old English
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
254,762
Peak year
1928 (5,637 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +14%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous 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)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Norman.
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