How Many People Are Named Norva?
An estimated 91 people in the United States have the first name Norva. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Norva peaked in popularity in 1931 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Norva 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 Norva paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Norva is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
- Norva is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
91
About 1 in 3,766,531 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1931
23 births
Total Registered
365
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Norva
Norva is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 365 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Norva as a female name
Ranked #5,848 in 1964
7 female births in 1964
Peak: 1931 (23 births)
Norva: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Norva span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 103 babies were registered. Norva has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Norva by Decade
How has Norva 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.
Norva + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Norva as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Norva
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Norva: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Norva?
We estimate approximately 91 people named Norva 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 3,766,531 Americans share this first name.
Is Norva a common name?
Norva is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 365 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Norva most popular?
Norva reached peak popularity in 1931, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Norva is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Norva a female name?
Norva is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Norva Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Norva Smith, Norva Johnson, Norva 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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