How Many People Are Named Novelle Tierce?

There are approximately 1 people named Novelle Tierce living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Novelle with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Tierce. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Novelle: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Novelle. The peak year was 2012 with 9 births. The average person named Novelle today is 16 years old.

0 2 4 5 7 9 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Novelle

In the 2020 Census, the first name Novelle was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (42.70%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (31.35%) and Hispanic (12.97%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Novelle in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Novelle rose or fell over time.

White
42.70%
Black
31.35%
Hispanic
12.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander
5.95%
Two or More Races
7.03%

Ancestry of the Tierce Surname

The surname Tierce was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Tierce in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
90.58%
Black
2.92%
Hispanic
2.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.49%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.32%
Two or More Races
3.57%

How we calculated this

The first name "Novelle" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Tierce" appears at a rate of 0.21 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Novelle are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Novelle Tierce: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Novelle Tierce?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Novelle Tierce are alive in the United States today. The first name Novelle is shared by 74 Americans, and the surname Tierce is shared by 706.

How rare is the name Novelle Tierce?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Novelle is very rare and the surname Tierce is very rare.

Is Novelle a male or female name?

Novelle is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2012 and the average bearer today is 16 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Novelle?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Novelle was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (42.70%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (31.35%) and Hispanic (12.97%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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