Norio
Norio is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Norio Ban , Japanese rower Norio Hayakawa, American activist Norio Hirate , Japanese speed skater Norio Honaga , Japanese professional wrestler Norio Hotogi , Japanese cyclist Norio Imamura , Japanese actor Norio Ishizawa , Japanese journalist Norio Ito , Japanese ice hockey player Norio Kaifu , Japanese…
Meaning & Origin of Norio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Norio is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Norio Ban , Japanese rower Norio Hayakawa, American activist Norio Hirate , Japanese speed skater Norio Honaga , Japanese professional wrestler Norio Hotogi , Japanese cyclist Norio Imamura , Japanese actor Norio Ishizawa , Japanese journalist Norio Ito , Japanese ice hockey player Norio Kaifu , Japanese…
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The Story of Norio
Norio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1921, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 8 Norios were born — ranking #3,214 that year. As of 2026, Norio ranks #4,151 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 19 Norios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Norio
Norio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 19 births in the dataset. Norio's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #3,214. Use the chart and map above to compare Norio's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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