Novan — #8846 US boys' name
41 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.
More common than 38% of names given to boys today.
85% of everyone ever named Novan was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Novan in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Novan
The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Novan between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Novan currently holds the #8846 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Novan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Novan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Novan 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 41 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.
Novan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Novan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016
- Peak year (2022)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
Currently ranks #8846 among boys.
41 total births across 9 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2022 with 9 births in a single year.
Novan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 35 births that decade — 85% of Novan's all-time total
Novan decade highlights
- Peak decade 35 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Novan's strongest decade
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 85% of all-time use.
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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, 2016–2024 (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.