Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Novalee

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #977 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#977
among girls · ↓234 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
261
named Novalee · -31% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,158
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
379 babies
All-time total
4,567
#2,725 all-time among girls
First recorded
1962
in Social Security records

Novalee popularity over time

4,567 babies have been named Novalee since 1962, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 18 2 – #5,695
1970s 6 1 -67% #8,107
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 494 49 – #2,480
2010s 1,994 199 +304% #780
2020s (to 2025) 2,055 343 +72% #743

Where Novalee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 259 0.16 outside top 500
2027 258 0.16 outside top 500
2028 257 0.16 outside top 500
2029 256 0.16 outside top 500
2030 255 0.16 outside top 500

Where Novalee is most popular

Girls named Novalee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.212 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Arkansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Novalee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 24 0.916 +332%
Kentucky 48 0.561 +165%
Arkansas 28 0.530 +150%
Indiana 60 0.427 +102%
Tennessee 65 0.410 +94%
Colorado 45 0.403 +90%
Wisconsin 38 0.369 +74%
Missouri 44 0.365 +72%
Alabama 33 0.351 +66%
Ohio 82 0.346 +63%
Oregon 21 0.323 +52%
Connecticut 18 0.309 +46%
Pennsylvania 70 0.296 +40%
Georgia 66 0.291 +37%
Nebraska 10 0.278 +31%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 +28%
Michigan 45 0.247 +17%
North Carolina 56 0.246 +16%
Mississippi 11 0.235 +11%
South Carolina 21 0.234 +10%
New York 89 0.225 +6%
Texas 180 0.224 +6%
Virginia 35 0.205 ≈ national
Illinois 47 0.205 ≈ national
Florida 84 0.196 -7%
Arizona 27 0.192 -9%
Oklahoma 14 0.190 -10%
Massachusetts 23 0.190 -10%
Washington 25 0.173 -18%
New Jersey 30 0.166 -22%
California 98 0.117 -45%
Kansas 6 0.104 -51%
Louisiana 8 0.091 -57%
Utah 7 0.084 -60%
Minnesota 6 0.056 -74%
Maryland 5 0.047 -78%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Novalee

Novalee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #977 in 2025 with 261 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1962, 4,567 American babies have been named Novalee. Its peak came in 2024, when 379 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Novalee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Novalee?

The median living Novalee is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 10. An estimated 4,500 people named Novalee are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Novalee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 261 #977
2024 379 #743
2023 368 #767
2022 344 #818
2021 368 #774
2020 335 #811
2019 333 #822
2018 351 #780
2017 297 #904
2016 288 #951
2015 221 #1,150
2014 169 #1,375
2013 108 #1,875
2012 87 #2,183
2011 83 #2,271
2010 57 #3,000
2009 68 #2,699
2008 56 #3,078
2007 62 #2,915
2006 45 #3,543
2005 42 #3,568
2004 49 #3,161
2003 40 #3,576
2002 56 #2,737
2001 63 #2,480
2000 13 #7,917
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 5 #7,228
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Novalee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Novalee?

The median living Novalee is about 6 years old. Half of all living Novalees are between 3 and 10 years old.

How many people named Novalee are alive today?

An estimated 4,500 people named Novalee are alive in the United States, based on 4,567 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Novalee in 2025?

Novalee ranked #977 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 261 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Novalee?

4,567 babies have been named Novalee in the United States since 1962, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Novalee most popular?

Novalee peaked in 2024, when 379 newborns received the name.

Is Novalee a boy or girl name?

Novalee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Novalee rising or falling?

Novalee is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Novalee become more popular?

Novalee looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 255 girls named Novalee in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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