Boys' name · since 1920
Noval
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Noval, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
11 boys have been named Noval since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noval has been recorded 11 times among boys since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1921.
- #33,945 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noval ranks #33,945 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #33,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Noval's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Noval's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Noval splits its recorded history at 1921: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Noval popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1921
- Peak year (1920)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Noval by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Noval's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Noval births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Noval: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1920–1921 (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 Noval 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.