Norma
Meaning
rule, pattern
Immortalized by Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard (1950).
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Norma peaked in the 1900s and the 1930s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
38,125 people · the #693 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 5,319 · median age 61
Among people named Norma living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 35 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Norma
Most people given the name Norma in the United States were born between 1940 and 1979. The Norma you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Norma deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Norma truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Norma fits with your family’s names and surname.
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