How Many People Are Named Norton?
An estimated 598 people in the United States have the first name Norton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Norton peaked in popularity in 1928 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Norton 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 Norton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Norton is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
598
About 1 in 573,168 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1928
74 births
Total Registered
2,310
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Norton
Norton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,310 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Norton as a male name
Ranked #11,591 in 2020
6 male births in 2020
Peak: 1928 (74 births)
Norton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Norton span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 585 babies were registered. Norton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Norton by Decade
How has Norton 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.
Norton by State
Birth registrations for Norton span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Texas, Michigan, Iowa. On average, about 48 Nortons were registered per state.
Norton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Norton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Norton
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Norton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Norton?
We estimate approximately 598 people named Norton 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 573,168 Americans share this first name.
Is Norton a common name?
Norton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,310 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Norton most popular?
Norton reached peak popularity in 1928, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Norton is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Norton a male name?
Norton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Norton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Norton Smith, Norton Johnson, Norton 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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