Is Norvell a boy or girl name?

Norvell is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,275 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.2% were girls and 90.8% were boys.

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Norvell

Recorded 1905–2012 · United States

Norvell was most popular in 1936, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,531 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,275 people named Norvell.

Norvell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Norvell’s peak in 1936. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Norvell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Norvell is mostly a boy’s name — 9.2% of the 1,275 Americans given it were girls and 90.8% 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