Norwood comes from the English tradition, meaning Woods in the north.
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How popular is Norwood?
1921peak year
Today, Norwood has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1921, 79 babies were given the name (ranked #749 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 2,909 babies have been registered as Norwood since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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