Norris Boy
How popular is Norris?
#5,859 boy name in 2025
15 baby boys were named Norris in the US in 2025, making it the 5859th most popular boy name.
Norris popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,859 for boys (▲ 335 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 15 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,543 in 2015, #4,851 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1924 (308 boys) |
| Highest rank | #330 in 1924 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Norris counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Norris family of names ranked #3,367 for boys in 2025 (#3,765 the year before), with 23 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norris | 15 | 65% |
| Noraiz | 8 | 35% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Norris is most popular
Babies named Norris per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Norris by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 120 | #433 |
| 1890s | 146 | #438 |
| 1900s | 233 | #365 |
| 1910s | 1,464 | #370 |
| 1920s | 2,588 | #330 |
| 1930s | 2,439 | #334 |
| 1940s | 2,277 | #389 |
| 1950s | 2,620 | #406 |
| 1960s | 1,710 | #500 |
| 1970s | 962 | #707 |
| 1980s | 755 | #956 |
| 1990s | 500 | #1,331 |
| 2000s | 284 | #2,425 |
| 2010s | 247 | #3,152 |
| 2020s | 111 | #3,876 |
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Questions
- Is Norris a boy or girl name?
- Norris is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Norris were boys.
- How popular is the name Norris?
- 15 baby boys were named Norris in the US in 2025, making it the 5859th most popular boy name.
- When was Norris most popular?
- Norris peaked in 1924, when 308 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #330 in 1924.
- How many people are named Norris?
- 16,979 babies have been named Norris in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,639 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 65.
- Where is Norris most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Norris was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.