Boys' name · since 1991
Novian
Novian has 88 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,211 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 88
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Novian is the #9211 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 88 recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Novian recorded 88 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #9211 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #18,247 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,211 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 88 born since 1991
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Novian ranks #18,247 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,211 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 88 born since 1991, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,211 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 88
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Novian's 88 recorded births place it above 59.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Novian compares
88 24th percentile among 13,930 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
Novian's all-time total is 76% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Novian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 88 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Novian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Novian's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Novian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Novian by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (52 births, 59% of the file).
2020s was Novian's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Novian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 52 births (59% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Novian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1991–2025 (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 Novian 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.