Girls' name · since 2013

Novalyn

Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 340 babies named Novalyn, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#14,887 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,390 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
340
born since 2013
2020s
peak decade

Novalyn currently ranks #5390 among girls' names in America, with 340 babies recorded since 2013.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Novalyn has been recorded 340 times among girls since 2013, currently ranked #5390 nationally and more common than 69% 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 2013 to 2025.

  • #14,887 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,390 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 340 born since 2013
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Novalyn ranks #14,887 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,390 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 340 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.

#14,887 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,390 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
340
born since 2013
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%68.8%
Novalyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Novalyn's 340 recorded births place it above 79.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Novalyn compares

340 47th percentile among 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

Novalyn's all-time total is 10% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Novalyn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 340 376 567,345
Peak-year births 48 21 19,840

Novalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Novalyn's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Novalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
48
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
0102030405060 2013201520172019202120232025 24

Novalyn by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (219 births, 64% of the file).

2020s was Novalyn's strongest decade.

219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Novalyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 219 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Novalyn by state

Where Novalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2013

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Novalyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 4.7%
#2 Ohio
6 1.8%
Texas share of Novalyn's total US births 4.7%
Even split

16 of 340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Novalyn?
Since 2013, Social Security records show 340 babies named Novalyn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #14,887 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #5,390 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 48 births.
Where does Novalyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Novalyn ranks #14,887 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,390 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Novalyn most popular?
Novalyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 219 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Novalyn most popular?
The top states for the name Novalyn are Texas (16 births), Ohio (6 births).
How long has the name Novalyn been used?
Novalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 13 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Novalyn?
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.

What to do with Novalyn's data

  • Texas records the most Novalyns (16 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 Novalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2013–2025 (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 Novalyn 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.