first name
NORRIS
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 7,581 people named Norris, 50.6% reported their origin as Black, 42.1% as White and 2.4% as two or more races. 96.3% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Norris peaked in 1924, when 323 babies got the name.
At least 16,979 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Norris by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1930s, when it ranked #750. The largest share of babies named Norris, 28.1%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Norris is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Norris has been most common in Louisiana (5.5×), Mississippi (3.8×), and Georgia (3.2×), and least common in Wisconsin (0.15×).
11,552 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Norris
Spelled almost the same
One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Norris, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Norris ranks #364 of 156,621, with 84,956 people. See Norris as a last name
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