Is Norvel a boy or girl name?

Norvel is a boy’s name. Of the 845 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Norvel

Recorded 1906–1988 · United States

Norvel was most popular in 1921, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,334 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 845 people named Norvel.

Norvel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Norvel’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Norvel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Norvel is a boy’s name — 0.6% of the 845 Americans given it were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org