Total births
47
Boys' name · since 2016
Novan
47 babies named Novan in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8878
- among boys today
- 47
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Novan is the #8878 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 47 recorded since 2016.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Novan has been recorded 47 times among boys since 2016, currently ranked #8878 nationally and more common than 38% of boys, 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 2016 to 2025.
- #8878 among boys today
- 47 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 38% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Novan is currently the #8878 boys' name in America, more common than 38% of boys - 47 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8878
- among boys today
- 47
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other boys
Novan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8878
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 38% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
87% of everyone ever named Novan was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
9 babies were named Novan in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Novan compares
47 16th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Novan's all-time total is 87% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Novan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 47 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 23 | 22,252 |
Novan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Novan splits its recorded history at 2022: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Novan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#8,878
Active since
2016
Novan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Novan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Novan's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Novan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 41 births (87% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Novan? ▼
Since 2016, Social Security records show 47 babies named Novan. Today it holds rank #8878 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 9 births.
When was Novan most popular? ▼
Novan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Novan been used? ▼
Records for Novan go back to 2016, giving 10 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Novan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nova, Novah, Novak, Novian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Novan
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Novah Boy
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Novak Boy
#3595 384 births
Novian Boy
#5148 88 births
Novel Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Novan: #8878 Boys' Name - 47 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/novan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Novan 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 June 2026.