Novalynn
Girl name · #1757 in 2025 · Rare
Novalynn is currently the #1757 girl name in the United States — 116 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5458, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 15,517 girls born in 2025 was named Novalynn.
Babies named Novalynn per year. Source: SSA.
The 14-year story
Novalynn first appears in the Social Security records in 2011, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 116 babies and a rank of #1747. 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.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Novalynn in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Novalynn is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Novalynn will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Novalynn is most common
State-level data for Novalynn is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Novalynn
Statistically, parents drawn to Novalynn tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Everlynn, Blakelynn, Scotlynn, Weslynn, and Laelynn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Novalynn | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 116 | #1747 |
| 2024 | 106 | #1884 |
| 2023 | 109 | #1837 |
| 2022 | 96 | #2021 |
| 2021 | 91 | #2085 |
| 2020 | 79 | #2257 |
| 2019 | 68 | #2561 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2962 |
| 2017 | 53 | #3053 |
| 2016 | 33 | #4345 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5458 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7302 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9612 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12153 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Novalynn a popular girl name?
Novalynn ranked #1757 among girls in 2025 with 116 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5458.
When was the name Novalynn most popular?
Novalynn peaked in 2025, when 116 American girls received the name (ranked #1747 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Novalynn?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 15,517 newborn American girls was named Novalynn. 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.