Novalee — #744 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Novalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,301 babies named Novalee between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Novalee currently holds the #744 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 377 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Novalee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,993 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Novalee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 404 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Novalee in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Novalee 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 4,301 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.