How Many People Are Named Novalee?
An estimated 4,265 people in the United States have the first name Novalee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Novalee peaked in popularity in 2024 with 377 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Novalee 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 Novalee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Novalee is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,265
About 1 in 80,364 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
377 births
Total Registered
4,301
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Novalee
Novalee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,301 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Novalee as a female name
Ranked #744 in 2024
377 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (377 births)
Novalee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Novalee span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,993 babies were registered. Novalee remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Novalee by Decade
How has Novalee 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.
Novalee by State
Birth registrations for Novalee span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Utah, South Dakota, New Mexico. On average, about 76 Novalees were registered per state.
Novalee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Novalee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Novalee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Novalee?
We estimate approximately 4,265 people named Novalee 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 80,364 Americans share this first name.
Is Novalee a common name?
Novalee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,301 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Novalee most popular?
Novalee reached peak popularity in 2024, when 377 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Novalee is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Novalee a female name?
Novalee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Novalee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Novalee Smith, Novalee Johnson, Novalee 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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