Norman has been given to about 254,762 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1928, which makes it a interwar name.
Its best year was 1928, when 5,637 babies were given the name, ranking 39th. The typical living American called Norman is about 74 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Dakota, where it accounts for 0.07% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.