Norman

“Man from the north” — Germanic (Old English and Old French) origin

Boy's name · #1200 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Norman belongs to an older America first — it reached #36 back in 1931 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1200. About 253,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,900 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Normans

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)
Norman Angell — British politician (1872-1967)

In stories & tradition

Norman Bates — Psycho tetralogy
Norman Osborn — The Amazing Spider-Man · Spider-Man
Norman (Wizard of Oz) — The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

What Normans become

Among 2,652 notable people named Norman:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Norman Borlaug, American biologist (1914–2009).

Similar names: Howard · Noble · Billy · Herman · Milton · Clifford

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