How Many People Are Named Novelle?
An estimated 74 people in the United States have the first name Novelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Novelle peaked in popularity in 2012 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Novelle 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 Novelle paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Novelle is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
74
About 1 in 4,631,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2012
9 births
Total Registered
164
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Novelle
Novelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 164 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Novelle as a female name
Ranked #16,957 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2012 (9 births)
Novelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Novelle span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 43 babies were registered. While Novelle is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Novelle by Decade
How has Novelle 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.
Novelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Novelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Novelle
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Novelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Novelle?
We estimate approximately 74 people named Novelle 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 4,631,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Novelle a common name?
Novelle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 164 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Novelle most popular?
Novelle reached peak popularity in 2012, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Novelle is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Novelle a female name?
Novelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Novelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Novelle Smith, Novelle Johnson, Novelle 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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