US rank #16759 Girls' name Peak 2018 96 births

Novalea — #16759 US girls' name

96 babies named Novalea in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s602020s36
#16759
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 5% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Novalea was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

12 babies were named Novalea in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Novalea

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Novalea between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Novalea currently holds the #16759 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Novalea performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Novalea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Novalea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 96 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Novalea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

96

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2018

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,759

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Novalea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
12
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
468101214 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520132011 7

Novalea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
60 births that decade — 63% of Novalea's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Novalea?
96 babies have been named Novalea since 2011. It currently ranks #16759 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 12 births.
When was Novalea most popular?
Novalea was most popular in the 2010s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Novalea been used?
Novalea has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Novalea?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.