Novalee
Girl name · #976 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 261 baby girls were named Novalee, placing it at #976 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1146, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 6,897 girls born in 2025 was named Novalee.
The 63-year story
Novalee first appears in the Social Security records in 1962, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 379 babies and a rank of #742. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Novalee per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Novalee in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Novalee is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Novalee will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Novalee is most common
Geography matters for names, and Novalee is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Novalee is most common in IN (0.4 per 1,000), OH (0.3 per 1,000), PA (0.3 per 1,000), GA (0.2 per 1,000), TX (0.2 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Novalee is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Novalee
Statistically, parents drawn to Novalee tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Rosalee, Jubilee, Adalee, Kinslee, and Zaylee.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Novalee | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 261 | #975 |
| 2024 | 379 | #742 |
| 2023 | 368 | #766 |
| 2022 | 344 | #815 |
| 2021 | 368 | #773 |
| 2020 | 335 | #810 |
| 2019 | 333 | #820 |
| 2018 | 351 | #778 |
| 2017 | 297 | #903 |
| 2016 | 288 | #949 |
| 2015 | 221 | #1146 |
| 2014 | 169 | #1371 |
| 2013 | 108 | #1866 |
| 2012 | 87 | #2160 |
| 2011 | 83 | #2258 |
| 2010 | 57 | #2976 |
| 2009 | 68 | #2672 |
| 2008 | 56 | #3054 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2890 |
| 2006 | 45 | #3505 |
| 2005 | 42 | #3509 |
| 2004 | 49 | #3127 |
| 2003 | 40 | #3532 |
| 2002 | 56 | #2709 |
| 2001 | 63 | #2461 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Novalee a popular girl name?
Novalee ranked #976 among girls in 2025 with 261 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1146.
When was the name Novalee most popular?
Novalee peaked in 2024, when 379 American girls received the name (ranked #742 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Novalee?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 6,897 newborn American girls was named Novalee. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.