Total births
386
Girls' name · since 1898
Novie
386 babies named Novie in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5809
- among girls today
- 386
- born since 1898
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 67%
- more common than other girls
386 babies have been named Novie since 1898, making it today's #5809 girls' name.
Novie has 386 recorded births among girls since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5809 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of girls, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.
- #5809 among girls today
- 386 born since 1898
- 1910s peak decade
- 67% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Novie is currently the #5809 girls' name in America, more common than 67% of girls - 386 born since 1898, peaking in the 1910s.
- #5809
- among girls today
- 386
- born since 1898
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 67%
- more common than other girls
Novie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#5809
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 67% of names given to girls today.
1910s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Novie was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
25 babies were named Novie in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Novie compares
386 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Novie's all-time total is 1% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Novie | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 386 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 48 | 19,840 |
Novie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Novie splits its recorded history at 1926: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Novie at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#5,809
Active since
1898
Novie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Novie popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1923 (Novie as boys' name)
Novie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Novie's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Novie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 37
1900s
37 births
- 1910s
1910s
104 births
- 1920s
1920s
82 births
- 1930s
1930s
44 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 104 births (27% of all-time use).
Novie by state
Where Novie concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 5.4% |
Texas share of Novie's total US births 5.4%
21 of 386 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Novie? ▼
Novie has been given to 386 babies in the U.S. since 1898, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #5809 as of the latest data. 25 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Novie most popular? ▼
Novie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Novie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Novie are Texas (21 births).
How long has the name Novie been used? ▼
Records for Novie go back to 1898, giving 128 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Novie? ▼
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.
What to do with Novie's data
- Novie's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Novies (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Novie
Nearby Names Like Novie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Novie
Nova Girl
#39 55,783 births
Novella Girl
#3518 6,272 births
Novalee Girl
#743 4,567 births
Novah Girl
#889 3,469 births
Novaleigh Girl
#1794 1,451 births
Compare Novie side by side: Novie vs Nova Novie vs Novella Novie vs Novalee
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1898–2025 (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. "Novie: #5809 Girls' Name - 386 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/novie. 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 Novie 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 July 2026.