Novella
Novella was the 2559th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 494th; the most babies were born in 1923 (186). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,648 places. More babies were named Novella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,559 girls, up 765 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 69girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1923186 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,272babies recorded
Novella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,559 | 69 |
| 2020 | #3,324 | 47 |
| 2010 | #5,210 | 27 |
| 2000 | #12,784 | 7 |
| 1990 | #11,036 | 7 |
| 1980 | #5,151 | 14 |
| 1970 | #3,400 | 19 |
| 1960 | #1,783 | 41 |
| 1950 | #1,445 | 41 |
| 1940 | #873 | 67 |
| 1930 | #688 | 101 |
| 1920 | #668 | 118 |
| 1910 | #601 | 49 |
| 1900 | #599 | 35 |
| 1890 | #1,172 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Novella, counting every spelling?
Novella has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Novella?
69 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Novella (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Novella born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 122 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Novella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Novella?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Novella are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 12 and 75. That makes Novella a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Novella by state
How common Novella was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Novella
How popular is the name Novella?
Novella was the 2559th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 494th; the most babies were born in 1923 (186). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,648 places. More babies were named Novella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Novella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Novella in the US.
Where is Novella most popular?
In 2021–2025, Novella was most common in Tennessee (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Indiana.