How to read the band

Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).

Norman

Norman was more common in the past and has since settled at a lower, steady level. All-time it's been given to 254,762 U.S. babies, the 1,991st most common name by sound today, peaking at 5,637 in 1928, with 169 in 2025.

Norman has no common alternate spellings by sound.

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