boy's name

Norton

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 2,403

Norton is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1928, when 74 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1882.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Norton over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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Births named Norton by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 28
1890s 38
1900s 62
1910s 430
1920s 585
1930s 496
1940s 274
1950s 159
1960s 99
1970s 59
1980s 27
1990s 36
2000s 11
2020s (to 2020) 6

How popular is Norton?

In 2020, Norton was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Norton is used

England & Wales #6,051 3 in 2016
France #6,622 5 in 2016
United States #11,783 6 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Norton

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Norton also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Norton over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Norton

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Norton — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Norton

How popular is the name Norton?

In 2020, Norton was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Norton a girl's or a boy's name?

Norton is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Norton?

Norton has 2 syllables.

When was Norton most popular?

Norton peaked in 1928, when 74 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.