Girls' name · since 2001
Novaleigh
Novaleigh has 1,451 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,191 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,451
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Novaleigh is the #2191 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,451 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Novaleigh has been recorded 1,451 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #2191 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #5,826 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,191 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,451 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Novaleigh ranks #5,826 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,191 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,451 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,191 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,451
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Novaleigh's 1,451 recorded births place it above 91.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Novaleigh compares
1,451 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Novaleigh's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Novaleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,451 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 201 | 21 | 19,840 |
Novaleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Novaleigh's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 201, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Novaleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 201
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Novaleigh by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (831 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Novaleigh's strongest decade.
831 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Novaleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
557 births
- 2020s
2020s
831 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 831 births (57% of all-time use).
How Novaleigh 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 Novaleigh's total volume
Novaleigh by state
Where Novaleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 106 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 58 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 57 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 52 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 45 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 44 | 3.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 43 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 42 | 2.9% |
106 of 1,451 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Novaleigh appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Novaleighs (106 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Novaleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Novaleigh 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.