How Many People Are Named Novella?
An estimated 2,114 people in the United States have the first name Novella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Novella peaked in popularity in 1923 with 186 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Novella 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 Novella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,114
About 1 in 162,135 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1923
186 births
Total Registered
6,203
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Novella
Novella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,203 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Novella as a female name
Ranked #3,547 in 2024
44 female births in 2024
Peak: 1923 (186 births)
Novella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Novella span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,314 babies were registered. Novella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Novella by Decade
How has Novella 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.
Novella by State
Birth registrations for Novella span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee. The lowest are in Michigan, Indiana, California. On average, about 123 Novellas were registered per state.
Novella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Novella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Novella
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Novella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Novella?
We estimate approximately 2,114 people named Novella 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 162,135 Americans share this first name.
Is Novella a common name?
Novella is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,203 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Novella most popular?
Novella reached peak popularity in 1923, when 186 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Novella is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Novella a female name?
Novella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Novella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Novella Smith, Novella Johnson, Novella 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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