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How popular is the name Norman?
Births per year, rank history and how many Normans are alive today.
Norman (male), once a common boys' name, is now rarely given to new babies in England and Wales: just 8 in 2025, ranked 2664th. The name peaked in 1914, when around 4,500 babies were given the name, the 28th most popular that year. It has declined since 1914; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 170,000 babies have been named Norman in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The Norman you are most likely to meet is around 81 years old. Half of all Normans born in England and Wales are between 60 and 85, and there are at least 35,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly an 11% chance that at least one of them will be called Norman.
How many babies are named Norman each year?
Where does Norman rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Norman most popular?
Norman peaked in 1914, when around 4,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Norman?
At least 35,000 people named Norman born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Norman?
Most living Normans are between 60 and 85; the most common age is about 81.
Is Norman becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1914 peak.