Girls' name · since 1962
Novalee
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 4,567 babies named Novalee, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #976 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,567
- born since 1962
- 2020s
- peak decade
4,567 babies have been named Novalee since 1962, making it today's #976 girls' name.
Novalee has 4,567 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #976 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #2,725 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #976 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,567 born since 1962
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Novalee ranks #2,725 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #976 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,567 born since 1962, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #976 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,567
- born since 1962
- 2020s
- peak decade
Novalee's 4,567 recorded births place it above 96.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Novalee compares
4,567 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 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
Novalee's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Novalee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,567 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 379 | 21 | 19,840 |
Novalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Novalee's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 379, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Novalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 379
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Novalee by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,055 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Novalee's strongest decade.
2,055 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Novalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2000s 494
2000s
494 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,994 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,055 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,055 births (45% of all-time use).
How Novalee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Novalee's total volume
Novalee by state
Where Novalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 438 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 317 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 203 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 191 | 4.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 185 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 163 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 146 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 142 | 3.1% |
438 of 4,567 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Novalee appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Novalees (438 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Novalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Novalee 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.