Novella Girl
How popular is Novella?
#2,542 girl name in 2025
69 baby girls were named Novella in the US in 2025, making it the 2542nd most popular girl name.
2,489living people named Novella (est.)
59median age of people named Novella
6,272babies named Novella since 1880
1 in 48,048US babies born in 2025
Novella popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,542 for girls (▲ 974 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 69 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+97% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,143 in 2015, #3,281 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1923 (186 girls) |
| Highest rank | #490 in 1905 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Novella is most popular
Babies named Novella per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 girls)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Novella by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 63 | #687 |
| 1890s | 163 | #681 |
| 1900s | 366 | #490 |
| 1910s | 939 | #522 |
| 1920s | 1,314 | #513 |
| 1930s | 857 | #643 |
| 1940s | 596 | #845 |
| 1950s | 444 | #1,276 |
| 1960s | 329 | #1,763 |
| 1970s | 178 | #2,375 |
| 1980s | 99 | #4,346 |
| 1990s | 72 | #6,645 |
| 2000s | 114 | #5,140 |
| 2010s | 405 | #2,632 |
| 2020s | 333 | #2,542 |
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Questions
- Is Novella a boy or girl name?
- Novella is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Novella were girls.
- How popular is the name Novella?
- 69 baby girls were named Novella in the US in 2025, making it the 2542nd most popular girl name.
- When was Novella most popular?
- Novella peaked in 1923, when 186 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #490 in 1905.
- How many people are named Novella?
- 6,272 babies have been named Novella in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,489 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 59.
- Where is Novella most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Novella was most common in Tennessee, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.