Nowell — boys' name

What the Data Says About Nowell

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Nowell between 1927 and 2022, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nowell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nowell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Nowell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nowell 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 167 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.