Girls' name · since 2011
Novi
Novi has 361 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,562 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 361
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Novi is the #2562 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 361 recorded since 2011.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Novi has been recorded 361 times among girls since 2011, currently ranked #2562 nationally and more common than 85% 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 2011 to 2025.
- #14,406 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,562 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 361 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Novi ranks #14,406 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,562 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 361 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,562 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 361
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Novi's 361 recorded births place it above 80.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Novi compares
361 49th 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
Novi's all-time total is 4% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Novi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 361 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Novi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Novi's full recorded timeline at 2019, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Novi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Novi popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 2016 (Novi as boys' name)
Novi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (270 births, 75% of the file).
2020s was Novi's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Novi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
270 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 270 births (75% of all-time use).
Novi by state
Where Novi concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.4% |
14 of 361 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Novi's data
- California records the most Novis (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Novi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
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, 2011–2025 (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 Novi 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.