How Many People Are Named Novice?
An estimated 9 people in the United States have the first name Novice. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 85 years old, and Novice peaked in popularity in 1921 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Novice 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 Novice paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 85, Novice is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1951.
- Novice is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
9
About 1 in 38,083,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
85
years old
Peak Year
1921
10 births
Total Registered
107
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Novice
Novice is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 107 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Novice as a female name
Ranked #5,805 in 1948
5 female births in 1948
Peak: 1921 (10 births)
Novice: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Novice span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 47 babies were registered. Novice has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Novice by Decade
How has Novice 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.
Novice by State
Novice + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Novice as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Novice
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Novice: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Novice?
We estimate approximately 9 people named Novice 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 38,083,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Novice a common name?
Novice is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 25.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 107 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Novice most popular?
Novice reached peak popularity in 1921, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Novice is approximately 85 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Novice a female name?
Novice is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Novice Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Novice Smith, Novice Johnson, Novice 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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