Normando
Of French origin, meaning "man from Normandy".
Name Census estimates that about 10 living Americans carry the first name Normando. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Normando today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Normando births was 1994 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Normando. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Normando. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
10
~ 1 in 34,275,434 Americans
Peak year
1994
5 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
1997 SSA rank
#10,342
Tracked since 1994
Census
Normando in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 239 people with the first name Normando, which placed it at #34,236 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,236
National first-name rank
People counted
239
239 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
75.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Normando
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Normando is Hispanic at 75.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (15.9%) and White (5.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Normando described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Normando at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino75.3% · 180
- Asian and Pacific Islander15.9% · 38
- White5.0% · 12
- Black or African American2.5% · 6
- Two or more races1.3% · 3
Popularity
Normando: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Normando by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Normando during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Normando
The name Normando is of Spanish origin, derived from the Old French word "Normand," which means "Northman" or "Norman." This name has its roots in the medieval era when the Normans, a group of Vikings from Scandinavia, settled in the northern region of France known as Normandy.
The earliest recorded use of the name Normando can be traced back to the 11th century, during the time of the Norman conquest of England. One of the most notable historical figures bearing this name was Normando de Burgos, a Spanish nobleman and military leader who lived in the 12th century and fought in the Reconquista against the Moors.
Another prominent figure in history with the name Normando was Normando de Córdoba, a Spanish explorer from the 16th century who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico. He played a crucial role in establishing Spanish settlements in the New World.
In the realm of literature, Normando appears in several works from the Spanish Golden Age. One notable example is the character of Normando in the play "La vida es sueño" (Life is a Dream) by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, a renowned Spanish playwright from the 17th century.
Moving forward in time, Normando Hernández was a Cuban revolutionary who fought alongside Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in the Cuban Revolution of the 1950s. He later served as a high-ranking military officer in the revolutionary government.
Another famous bearer of the name was Normando Valentim, a Brazilian singer and composer from the 20th century who was known for his contributions to the samba and bossa nova genres. He was born in 1919 and passed away in 1990.
Throughout history, the name Normando has carried a strong connection to Spanish and Latin American cultures, reflecting the influence of the Norman settlers and their descendants in these regions. While its usage may have fluctuated over time, it remains a name with a rich historical legacy.
People
Normando + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Normando as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Normando: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Normando?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 10 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Normando going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 34,275,434 US residents.
Is Normando a common name?
We classify Normando as "Very Rare". It ranks above 28.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Normando most popular?
The single biggest year for Normando was 1994, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Normando is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Normando in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 239 people with the name Normando, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,236 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Normando in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Normando?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Normando appears almost entirely male. Of the 238 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Normando?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Normando is Hispanic at 75.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (15.9%) and White (5.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Normando most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Normando in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.3% (180 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Normando in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Normando a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Normando in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Normando still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Normando in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Normando can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Normando?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.