How Many People Are Named Norwood?
An estimated 975 people in the United States have the first name Norwood. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Norwood peaked in popularity in 1921 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Norwood 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 Norwood paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Norwood is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
975
About 1 in 351,543 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1921
79 births
Total Registered
2,909
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Norwood
Norwood is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,909 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Norwood as a male name
Ranked #8,953 in 1997
6 male births in 1997
Peak: 1921 (79 births)
Norwood: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Norwood span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 695 babies were registered. Norwood has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Norwood by Decade
How has Norwood 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.
Norwood by State
Birth registrations for Norwood span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Louisiana, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in West Virginia, Ohio, New York. On average, about 71 Norwoods were registered per state.
Norwood + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Norwood as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Norwood
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Norwood: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Norwood?
We estimate approximately 975 people named Norwood 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 351,543 Americans share this first name.
Is Norwood a common name?
Norwood is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,909 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Norwood most popular?
Norwood reached peak popularity in 1921, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Norwood is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Norwood a male name?
Norwood is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Norwood Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Norwood Smith, Norwood Johnson, Norwood 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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