Fun Facts About the Name Norvin
- 959 babies named Norvin: U.S. records list 959 babies given the name Norvin from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Norvin Mean?
Norvin is an English masculine given name whose meaning is not securely documented. It is usually explained as a compound built from elements found in other English names: a first part Nor-, as in Norman, Norris, and Norwood, and a second part -vin, as in Alvin, Melvin, and Ervin. In those names the Nor- element most often goes back to Old English norþ, "north," or to a place-name, while the -vin element in a name such as Alvin corresponds to Old English wine, "friend." Read literally from those pieces, Norvin would suggest something like "northern friend," but no early source fixes that as the name's original sense, and the resemblance to other names does not prove a shared origin. The safest statement is that the name's meaning is uncertain and that any "northern friend" reading is an inference from its parts rather than a recorded translation.
Norvin Name History & Origins
Norvin is recorded as a masculine name in the English-speaking world by the early 19th century and was used chiefly in the United States. A documented early bearer was Norvin Green (1818 - 1893), who served as president of the Western Union Telegraph Company. The name's sound places it among a group of nineteenth-century English names formed from the short elements Nor- and -vin, such as Norval, Norwin, Melvin, and Alvin. Whether Norvin was assembled from those elements or is an altered form of one of those names has not been established. It is sometimes listed as a variant of Norwin, but the two are better treated as separate names that resemble each other, since no historical link between them has been documented.
How Popular is the Name Norvin?
Norvin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1918. Its best rank was #1,336 in 1918.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,621 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #8,750 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #8,788 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #8,533 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #8,605 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #11,862 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #7,450 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #12,805 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #9,661 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #12,210 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #10,296 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #11,814 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #9,549 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #10,830 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #6,475 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #5,578 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #6,719 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #7,024 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,982 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,754 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #6,554 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #5,268 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #3,620 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #5,234 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #3,006 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #3,586 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #3,455 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #3,169 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #4,282 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #3,218 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #2,636 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #3,227 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #3,286 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,257 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #2,623 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #2,970 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #3,126 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #2,111 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #4,203 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #3,683 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,036 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #3,000 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,583 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #2,421 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,566 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #1,719 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1946 | #1,591 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1945 | #2,347 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1944 | #2,055 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1943 | #1,620 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1942 | #2,880 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1941 | #2,170 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1940 | #2,276 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #1,849 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1938 | #1,600 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1937 | #1,513 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1936 | #2,034 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1935 | #1,897 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1934 | #2,091 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1933 | #1,973 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1932 | #2,279 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1931 | #1,755 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1930 | #1,873 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1929 | #1,980 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1928 | #2,024 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1927 | #1,684 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1926 | #1,553 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1925 | #1,989 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1924 | #1,664 | 23 | 0.0020% |
| 1923 | #2,726 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1922 | #1,537 | 25 | 0.0023% |
| 1921 | #1,628 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1920 | #1,863 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1919 | #2,036 | 16 | 0.0016% |
| 1918 | #1,336 | 29 | 0.0029% |
| 1917 | #1,679 | 20 | 0.0022% |
| 1916 | #1,918 | 16 | 0.0018% |
| 1915 | #1,441 | 23 | 0.0027% |
| 1914 | #1,379 | 20 | 0.0031% |
| 1913 | #1,424 | 15 | 0.0029% |
| 1912 | #1,841 | 9 | 0.0021% |
| 1911 | #1,929 | 5 | 0.0022% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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