Novel — #12487 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Novel

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Novel between 1923 and 2024, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Novel currently holds the #12487 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Novel is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 34 additional births since 1916.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Novel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Novel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Novel 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 53 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.