NameTides

Novella

Novella was the #2,542 girls' name in the US in 2025 (69 babies), and #2,278 in England & Wales.

Novella as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Novella as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Novella as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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 & Wales
2025#2,542 (69)#2,278 (12)
2024#3,516 (44)#2,116 (13)
2023#2,704 (64)#4,710 (4)
2022#2,894 (58)#5,670 (3)
2021#3,157 (51)#3,519 (6)
2020#3,281 (47)#4,535 (4)
2019#2,632 (66)#5,591 (3)
2018#3,050 (53)—
2017#3,247 (49)#5,765 (3)
2016#3,707 (41)#4,763 (4)
2015#4,144 (35)#5,730 (3)
2014#3,369 (47)—
2013#5,143 (26)—
2012#4,957 (28)—
2011#4,353 (33)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1905 at #490.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1882.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 23,000 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 23,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Novella is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 26,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 38,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Novella 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: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #1,032INOhio: #1,134OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Novella (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500