How Many People Are Named Norval?
An estimated 564 people in the United States have the first name Norval. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 76 years old, and Norval peaked in popularity in 1918 with 84 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Norval 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 Norval paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 76, Norval is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1960.
Estimated Living Americans
564
About 1 in 607,720 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
76
years old
Peak Year
1918
84 births
Total Registered
2,377
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Norval
Norval is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,377 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Norval as a male name
Ranked #4,398 in 1981
9 male births in 1981
Peak: 1918 (84 births)
Norval: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Norval span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 639 babies were registered. Norval has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Norval by Decade
How has Norval 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.
Norval by State
Birth registrations for Norval span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Missouri, Indiana, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New York, Nebraska. On average, about 22 Norvals were registered per state.
Norval + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Norval as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Norval
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Norval: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Norval?
We estimate approximately 564 people named Norval 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 607,720 Americans share this first name.
Is Norval a common name?
Norval is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,377 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Norval most popular?
Norval reached peak popularity in 1918, when 84 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Norval is approximately 76 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Norval a male name?
Norval is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Norval Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Norval Smith, Norval Johnson, Norval 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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