Norwood

Boy name

Norwood has been given to 2,909 babies in the U.S. since 1883. It peaked in 1921.

Meaning & origin /nɔːwʊd/

From north +&lrm; wood. Doublet of Northwood.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

2,909

Peak year

1921 (79 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1883

10-year trend

New / returning

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Norwood.

2,911 babies since 1904

2,919 babies since 1880

2,879 babies since 1880

2,877 babies since 1881

2,942 babies since 1880

2,873 babies since 1884

2,951 babies since 1882

2,855 babies since 1886

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