US rank #1797 Girls' name Peak 2022 1,365 births

Novaleigh — #1797 US girls' name

1,365 babies named Novaleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1797
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Novaleigh was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

201 babies were named Novaleigh in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Novaleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,365 babies named Novaleigh between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Novaleigh currently holds the #1797 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 201 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Novaleigh performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 745 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Novaleigh shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 96 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Novaleigh in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Novaleigh 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 1,365 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.

Novaleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,365

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2022

201 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,797

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Novaleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
201
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Novaleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
745 births that decade — 55% of Novaleigh's all-time total
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Novaleigh by state

Where Novaleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Novaleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
96 7.0%
#2 Ohio
58 4.2%
#3 Georgia
57 4.2%
#4 Tennessee
52 3.8%
#5 Indiana
45 3.3%
#6 North Carolina
43 3.2%
#7 Florida
38 2.8%
#8 Michigan
36 2.6%
Texas share of Novaleigh's total US births 7.0%
Even split

96 of 1,365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Novaleigh appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Novaleigh?
1,365 babies have been named Novaleigh since 2001. It currently ranks #1797 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 201 births.
When was Novaleigh most popular?
Novaleigh was most popular in the 2020s decade with 745 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Novaleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Novaleigh are Texas (96 births), Ohio (58 births), Georgia (57 births).
How long has the name Novaleigh been used?
Novaleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Novaleigh?
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, 2001–2024 (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.