How Many People Are Named Normal?
An estimated 28 people in the United States have the first name Normal. It is used for both genders, with 73.5% male. The average bearer is 87 years old, and Normal peaked in popularity in 1922 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Normal 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 Normal paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 87, Normal is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1949.
- Normal is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
28
About 1 in 12,241,226 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
73.5% confidence
Average Age
87
years old
Peak Year
1922
15 births
Total Registered
170
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Normal
Normal is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (73.5%) and females (26.5%). Out of 170 total births registered, 125 were male and 45 were female.
Normal as a male name
Ranked #4,111 in 1947
5 male births in 1947
Peak: 1918 (10 births)
Normal as a female name
Ranked #4,420 in 1944
6 female births in 1944
Peak: 1939 (7 births)
Normal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Normal span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 59 babies were registered. While Normal is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Normal by Decade
How has Normal 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.
Normal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Normal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Normal
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Normal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Normal?
We estimate approximately 28 people named Normal 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 12,241,226 Americans share this first name.
Is Normal a common name?
Normal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 45.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 170 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Normal most popular?
Normal reached peak popularity in 1922, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Normal is approximately 87 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Normal a male name?
Normal is predominantly male. 73.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Normal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Normal Smith, Normal Johnson, Normal 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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