Norma

Where Norma comes from

Coined name of an imaginary Celtic priestess in Bellini's opera Norma (1831). Sometimes explained as Latin norma (“pattern, model”), or as a feminine form of Norman.
— Wiktionary's entry for Norma
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #275 among girls — 32 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1902
    Norma Shearer born
    Canadian-American actress
  3. 1931
    Peak, #22
    8,759 babies named Norma — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1936
    Norma Aleandro born
    Argentine actress
  5. 1944
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #66.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Norma Shearer · Canadian-American actress, 1902–1983
  • Norma Aleandro · Argentine actress, born 1936
  • Norma Talmadge · American actress and film producer, 1894–1957
  • Norma Cappagli · Argentine Miss World 1960, 1939–2020
  • Norma Cruz · Guatemalan human rights activist, born 1962

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.