Novi
Girl name · #2562 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 69 baby girls were named Novi, placing it at #2562 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #9481, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 26,087 girls born in 2025 was named Novi.
The 14-year story
Novi first appears in the Social Security records in 2011, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 69 babies and a rank of #2542. 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 Novi per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Novi in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Novi is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Novi will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Novi is most common
State-level data for Novi 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 Novi
Statistically, parents drawn to Novi tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Nirvi, Jovi, Nayvi, Navi, and Nomi.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Novi | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | #2542 |
| 2024 | 51 | #3119 |
| 2023 | 46 | #3428 |
| 2022 | 43 | #3595 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3883 |
| 2020 | 23 | #5314 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7716 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6521 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6808 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6663 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9481 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12199 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16764 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Novi a popular girl name?
Novi ranked #2562 among girls in 2025 with 69 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #9481.
When was the name Novi most popular?
Novi peaked in 2025, when 69 American girls received the name (ranked #2542 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Novi?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 26,087 newborn American girls was named Novi. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very 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.