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Norman

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Norman: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Dutch pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Marcel Coenders. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1337 to #4805.20012009201420202025#1337#4805
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1337
1997#1578
1998#1485
1999#2097
2001#2587
2003#1962
2006#4052
2007#2435
2008#2507
2009#2544
2010#4678
2011#2892
2012#4805
2013#2403
2014#2964
2015#1511
2016#1704
2018#2112
2019#3937
2020#2076
2021#2125
2022#2018
2023#2813
2024#2443
2025#2664

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 25 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2014: #398 among boys in Northern Ireland, #2964 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1952–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #63 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–1962

    Highest recorded position: #62 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1962).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2664 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #62 in New South Wales, Australia in 1953.

Norman's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#26648HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#24439HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#28137HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#201811HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#207610HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#39374HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#211210HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#170414HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#151116HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#29646HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#24038HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#48053HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#28926HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#46783HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#25447HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#25077HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#24357HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#19627HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#20975HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#14858HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#15787HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#13379HighVerified
1962New South Wales, Australiamale#9762InsufficientNot yet available
1961New South Wales, Australiamale#9173InsufficientNot yet available
1960New South Wales, Australiamale#9762InsufficientNot yet available
1959New South Wales, Australiamale#8679InsufficientNot yet available
1958New South Wales, Australiamale#8284InsufficientNot yet available
1957New South Wales, Australiamale#8285InsufficientNot yet available
1956New South Wales, Australiamale#7586InsufficientNot yet available
1955New South Wales, Australiamale#7977InsufficientNot yet available
1954New South Wales, Australiamale#6991InsufficientNot yet available
1953New South Wales, Australiamale#62115InsufficientNot yet available
1952New South Wales, Australiamale#63116InsufficientNot yet available
1957New Zealandmale#9652HighVerified
1956New Zealandmale#8062HighVerified
1955New Zealandmale#9348HighVerified
1954New Zealandmale#8859HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2434HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#2984HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#3243HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#3033HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#2178HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#2505HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#3183HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#2376HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#2357HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#18114HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#2417HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#18114HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#17914HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#20810HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#20311HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#19213HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#13428HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#12631HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#18413HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#16815HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandmale#14022HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandmale#14117HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandmale#11725HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandmale#12819HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandmale#13715HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandmale#11918HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandmale#13415HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Norman is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Norman, between 1952 and 2025, in 63 of those 74 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1952New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1953New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1954New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1955New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1956New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1957New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1958New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1959New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1960New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1961New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1962New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1953New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1954New Zealand: recorded in 1955New Zealand: recorded in 1956New Zealand: recorded in 1957New Zealand: highest position in 1956Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1964Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1968Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1968England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: highest position in 200119522025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New South Wales, Australia1952–196211#62 in 1953
New Zealand1954–19574#80 in 1956
Republic of Ireland1964–199227#117 in 1968
England and Wales1996–202525#1337 in 1996
Northern Ireland2001–20142#243 in 2001

Its high point came 48 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1953) than in Northern Ireland (2001).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1992; it appears again in 1996.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Norman

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1952–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #62 in New South Wales, Australia in 1953. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.