Total births
44
Girls' name · since 2016
Novaya
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Novaya, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17045
- among girls today
- 44
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Novaya is the #17045 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 44 recorded since 2016.
Novaya has 44 recorded births among girls since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #17045 as of the latest data, more common than 4% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #17045 among girls today
- 44 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Novaya is currently the #17045 girls' name in America, more common than 4% of girls - 44 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17045
- among girls today
- 44
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Novaya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17045
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 4% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
61% of everyone ever named Novaya was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
9 babies were named Novaya in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Novaya compares
44 14th percentile among 17,726 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
Novaya's all-time total is 88% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Novaya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 44 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Novaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Novaya splits its recorded history at 2021: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Novaya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#17,045
Active since
2016
Novaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Novaya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Novaya's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Novaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (61% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Novaya? ▼
Since 2016, Social Security records show 44 babies named Novaya. Today it holds rank #17045 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 9 births.
When was Novaya most popular? ▼
Novaya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Novaya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Novaya since 2016 -- 10 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Novaya? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Novaya
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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. "Novaya: #17045 Girls' Name - 44 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/novaya. 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 Novaya 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.