Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2018
Novae
16 babies named Novae in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17123
- among girls today
- 16
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Novae is the #17123 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 16 recorded since 2018.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Novae has been recorded 16 times among girls since 2018, currently ranked #17123 nationally and more common than 3% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2024.
- #17123 among girls today
- 16 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
- 3% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Novae is currently the #17123 girls' name in America, more common than 3% of girls - 16 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17123
- among girls today
- 16
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Novae vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17123
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 3% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Novae was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
6 babies were named Novae in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Novae compares
16 6th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Novae's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Novae | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Novae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Novae's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Novae at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#17,123
Active since
2018
Novae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2024
- Peak year (2018)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Novae by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Novae's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Novae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Novae? ▼
Since 2018, Social Security records show 16 babies named Novae. Today it holds rank #17123 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 6 births.
When was Novae most popular? ▼
Novae was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Novae been used? ▼
Records for Novae go back to 2018, giving 7 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Novae? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nova, Novella, Novalee, Novah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Novae
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Novae
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Novalee Girl
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Novah Girl
#889 3,469 births
Novaleigh Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2018–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Novae: #17123 Girls' Name - 16 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/novae. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Novae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.