Norvin
A masculine name of Scandinavian origin meaning "northerner" or "man from the north".
Name Census estimates that about 390 living Americans carry the first name Norvin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Norvin today is around 57 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Norvin births was 1918 (29 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Norvin. 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.
People living today
390
~ 1 in 878,857 Americans
Peak year
1918
29 babies that year
Average age
57
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,750
Tracked since 1911
Popularity
Norvin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Norvin from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 196 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Norvin 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 Norvin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Norvins live
Origin
Meaning and history of Norvin
The name Norvin is of Old Norse origin, derived from the combination of the elements "norð" meaning "north" and "vinr" meaning "friend" or "protector." This suggests that the name may have been popular among the Viking cultures of Scandinavia during the 9th to 11th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Norvin can be found in the Icelandic Sagas, a collection of historical tales and folklore from medieval Iceland. Specifically, the name appears in the Saga of Egill Skalla-Grímsson, which chronicles the life of the 10th-century Viking warrior and poet Egill Skallagrímsson.
In the 12th century, a Norwegian chieftain named Norvin Skjervald is mentioned in the Heimskringla, a collection of sagas written by the Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson. This historical reference provides evidence of the name's use among the ruling class of medieval Norway.
During the Middle Ages, the name Norvin was also found in parts of Scotland, likely carried there by Norse settlers and Vikings who had established settlements along the Scottish coastlines. One notable figure from this period was Norvin the Red, a Scottish chieftain from the Isle of Skye who was known for his fierce resistance against the encroaching English forces in the 13th century.
As the name spread throughout Europe, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Norwin, Norwyn, and Norvyn. In the 16th century, a Dutch merchant named Norvin van Horne was a prominent figure in the Dutch East India Company, playing a significant role in the establishment of Dutch colonies in Southeast Asia.
In more recent times, Norvin Wilson was an American mathematician and logician who made significant contributions to the field of set theory. He was born in 1908 and passed away in 1997.
While relatively uncommon, the name Norvin has been carried through the centuries, reflecting its historical roots in the Viking cultures of Scandinavia and its subsequent spread across Europe and beyond.
People
Norvin + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Norvin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Norvin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 390 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Norvin 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 878,857 US residents.
Is Norvin a common name?
We classify Norvin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 953 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Norvin most popular?
The single biggest year for Norvin was 1918, when 29 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Norvin is about 57 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Norvin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Norvin 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.
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.