Boys' name · since 2008
Novak
384 babies named Novak in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,744 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 384
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Novak is the #3744 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 384 recorded since 2008.
Novak has 384 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3744 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #9,245 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,744 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 384 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Novak ranks #9,245 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,744 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 384 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,744 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 384
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Novak's 384 recorded births place it above 79.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Novak compares
384 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Novak's all-time total is 4% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Novak | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 384 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Novak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Novak's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Novak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Novak by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (207 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Novak's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Novak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
207 births
- 2020s
2020s
159 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 207 births (54% of all-time use).
Novak by state
Where Novak concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 27 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
27 of 384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Novak's data
- Novak's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (207 total births) through the 2020s (159) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Novaks (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Novak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Novak 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 August 2026.