How Many People Are Named Novella?
people named Novella are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 142,469 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,272 babies named Novella in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
186 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Novella in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Novella alive today is about 47 years old, and 46% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 11 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Novella first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1923, to 186 babies. In 2025, 69 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Novella has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #494, in 1905. In 2025 it ranked #2,559.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,559 |
| Best rank | #494 (1905) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #632 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Novella alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Novella were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 115 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Novella was given 7.6 times as often in North Carolina, 5.8 times in Tennessee and 4.4 times in Virginia.
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