How Many People Are Named Norbert?
An estimated 6,116 people in the United States have the first name Norbert. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Norbert peaked in popularity in 1924 with 635 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Norbert as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Norbert paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Norbert is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
6,116
About 1 in 56,042 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1924
635 births
Total Registered
20,383
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Norbert
Norbert is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 20,383 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Norbert as a male name
Ranked #6,359 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (635 births)
Norbert as a female name
Ranked #4,441 in 1929
6 female births in 1929
Peak: 1929 (6 births)
Norbert: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Norbert span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 5,939 babies were registered. Norbert has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Norbert by Decade
How has Norbert tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Norbert by State
Birth registrations for Norbert span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Wisconsin, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, North Carolina, Montana. On average, about 500 Norberts were registered per state.
Norbert + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Norbert as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Norbert
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Norbert: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Norbert?
We estimate approximately 6,116 people named Norbert are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 56,042 Americans share this first name.
Is Norbert a common name?
Norbert is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,383 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Norbert most popular?
Norbert reached peak popularity in 1924, when 635 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Norbert is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Norbert a male name?
Norbert is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Norbert Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Norbert Smith, Norbert Johnson, Norbert Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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