How Many People Are Named Nowell?
An estimated 146 people in the United States have the first name Nowell. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Nowell peaked in popularity in 1969 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nowell 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 Nowell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
146
About 1 in 2,347,632 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1969
10 births
Total Registered
167
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nowell
Nowell is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 167 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nowell as a male name
Ranked #13,771 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1969 (10 births)
Nowell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nowell span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 38 babies were registered. Nowell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nowell by Decade
How has Nowell 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.
Nowell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nowell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nowell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nowell?
We estimate approximately 146 people named Nowell 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 2,347,632 Americans share this first name.
Is Nowell a common name?
Nowell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 167 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nowell most popular?
Nowell reached peak popularity in 1969, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nowell is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nowell a male name?
Nowell is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nowell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nowell Smith, Nowell Johnson, Nowell 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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