Normal
The Story of Normal
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Normal as a girl name dates back to 1922, when 5 babies received it. 1939 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Normal — #3,429 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Normal on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Normal last appeared in the published SSA data in 1944, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 45 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Normal on the record books as a boy name in 1913, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 10 Normals were born — ranking #2,699 that year. About 39% of every Normal on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Normal last appeared in the published SSA data in 1947, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 125 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Normal
Normal is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 125 births in the dataset. Normal's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #2,699. Use the chart and map above to compare Normal'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.