US rank #5960 Girls' name Peak 1915 360 births

Novie — #5960 US girls' name

360 babies named Novie in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s371910s1041920s821930s441940s61950s52000s52010s192020s53
#5960
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

1910s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Novie was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

20 babies were named Novie in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Novie

The Social Security Administration has registered 360 babies named Novie between 1898 and 2024, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Novie currently holds the #5960 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Novie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Novie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Novie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Novie 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 360 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.

Novie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

360

Since 1898

127 years of records

Peak year

1915

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#5,960

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1898

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2024

Novie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1898

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1915)
20
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
0510152025 20242015193619291922191619081898 5

Novie popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1923 (Novie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1923 6

Novie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
104 births that decade — 29% of Novie's all-time total
1890s51900s371910s1041920s821930s441940s61950s52000s52010s192020s53

Novie by state

Where Novie concentrates geographically — total births since 1898

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Novie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
21 5.8%
Texas share of Novie's total US births 5.8%

21 of 360 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Novie?
360 babies have been named Novie since 1898. It currently ranks #5960 among girls. The peak year was 1915 with 20 births.
When was Novie most popular?
Novie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Novie most popular?
The top states for the name Novie are Texas (21 births).
How long has the name Novie been used?
Novie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 127 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1898–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.