Norm
Norm is a masculine given name, most often a short form (hypocorism) of Norman. People named Norm include:Norm Abram, carpenter on the television show This Old House Norm Cash (1933–1986), American baseball player Norm Chow, American football coach Norm Cox (1925–2008), American football quarterback Norm Cox (designer), American interaction designer Norm Daniels, American healthcare and public…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Norm
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Norm is a masculine given name, most often a short form (hypocorism) of Norman. People named Norm include:Norm Abram, carpenter on the television show This Old House Norm Cash (1933–1986), American baseball player Norm Chow, American football coach Norm Cox (1925–2008), American football quarterback Norm Cox (designer), American interaction designer Norm Daniels, American healthcare and public…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Norm
American parents first put Norm on the record books as a baby boy name in 1935, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 34 Norms were born — ranking #1,321 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Norms. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1971 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 563 Norms have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Norm
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About the name Norm
Norm is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1935 and has accumulated 563 births in the dataset. Norm's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #1,321. Use the chart and map above to compare Norm'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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