How Many People Are Named Novak?
An estimated 351 people in the United States have the first name Novak. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Novak peaked in popularity in 2023 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Novak as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Novak paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
351
About 1 in 976,508 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2023
32 births
Total Registered
354
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Novak
Novak is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 354 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Novak as a male name
Ranked #3,565 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (32 births)
Novak: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Novak span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 207 babies were registered. While Novak is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Novak by Decade
How has Novak tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Novak by State
Birth registrations for Novak span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Florida, California. The lowest are in California, Florida, Illinois. On average, about 14 Novaks were registered per state.
Novak + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Novak as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Novak
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Novak: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Novak?
We estimate approximately 351 people named Novak are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 976,508 Americans share this first name.
Is Novak a common name?
Novak is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 354 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Novak most popular?
Novak reached peak popularity in 2023, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Novak is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Novak a male name?
Novak is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Novak Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Novak Smith, Novak Johnson, Novak Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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