The first name Novella
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 12 girls were named Novella, making it the 2,278th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 13 births (#2,115).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Novella with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Novella at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 69 girls born in the United States were named Novella, the 2,559th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1923, when 186 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Novella?
- In 2025, 12 girls born in England and Wales were named Novella, ranking 2,278th. Its peak was 2024, with 13 births.
- Is Novella a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,272 US babies named Novella since 1880 were girls.
- When was Novella most popular?
- 1923 in the United States, when 186 babies were named Novella, its highest rank at 513th.