NameTides

Novah

Novah was the #1,004 girls' name in the US in 2025 (249 babies), and #1,110 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Novah as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
Novah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Novah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandCanada
2025#1,004 (249)#1,110 (30)#324 (10)—#2,730 (7)
2024#889 (303)#1,302 (25)#351 (9)—#1,949 (11)
2023#706 (402)#1,135 (29)#365 (9)#391 (3)#1,678 (13)
2022#693 (424)#1,081 (31)#470 (6)—#1,313 (18)
2021#745 (382)#1,128 (30)#286 (13)—#1,286 (19)
2020#569 (517)#1,313 (24)#370 (9)#333 (4)#996 (26)
2019#912 (290)#1,316 (24)——#1,471 (16)
2018#971 (272)#1,977 (14)#583 (5)—#1,996 (10)
2017#1,299 (181)#2,201 (12)——#2,041 (10)
2016#1,516 (149)#2,233 (12)#585 (5)—#1,785 (12)
2015#1,861 (110)#3,252 (7)——#2,011 (10)
2014#2,809 (61)#5,691 (3)——#1,600 (14)
2013#3,645 (42)———#3,286 (5)
2012#6,110 (21)———#3,334 (5)
2011#6,148 (21)———#3,310 (5)

Novah as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Novah as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Novah as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#4,857 (20)#5,137 (3)#2,789 (6)
2024#2,835 (45)#2,922 (7)—
2023#3,177 (38)#4,108 (4)—
2022#2,675 (49)#4,002 (4)—
2021#2,588 (50)#3,017 (6)#2,491 (6)
2020#2,235 (61)#4,608 (3)—
2019#2,943 (41)——
2018#2,325 (57)——
2017#2,951 (40)——
2016#3,441 (32)——
2015#4,080 (25)—#2,715 (5)
2014#4,392 (22)——
2013#5,404 (16)——
2012#6,626 (12)——
2011#10,808 (6)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2020 at #569.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2006.
  • In 2025, 93% of US babies named Novah were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,500 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 8,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 83,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Novah is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,600 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 8,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Novah by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #852ILMichigan: #965MINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #511INOhio: #1,035OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,742CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #728MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: #600MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #534NCSouth Carolina: #614SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #677LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #633ALGeorgia: #431GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,352TXFlorida: #864FL
Novah (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NovahCanadaGirls#2,7307
NovahCanadaBoys#2,7896
NovahEngland & WalesGirls#1,11030
NovahEngland & WalesBoys#5,1373
NovahNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NovahScotlandGirls#32410
NovahUSGirls#1,004249
NovahUSBoys#4,85720