Is Novella a boy or girl name?
Novella is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 44 girls and 0 boys were named Novella, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,203 US babies named Novella were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,547
- Babies named Novella since 1882
- 6,203
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 186 babies
Boys and girls named Novella, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 63 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 163 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 366 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 939 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,314 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 857 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 596 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 444 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 329 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 178 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 99 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 72 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 114 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 405 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 264 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,547 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,724 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,915 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,198 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,322 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,643 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,092 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,286 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,761 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,207 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,406 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,270 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,078 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,441 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,210 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,667 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,242 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 19 | #7,023 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,917 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,810 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,254 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,853 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,109 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,784 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,100 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,885 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,269 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,266 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,947 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,280 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,934 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,126 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,035 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,534 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,184 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,271 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,579 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,782 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,091 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,476 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,992 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,152 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,642 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,123 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,434 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,105 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,844 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,382 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,888 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,434 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,412 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,399 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,384 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,228 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,031 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,439 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,283 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,998 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,087 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,015 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,885 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,783 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,686 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,695 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,648 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,711 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,416 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,329 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,555 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,630 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,287 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,445 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,316 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,169 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,263 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,160 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,028 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,076 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,059 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 71 | #935 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 74 | #850 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 67 | #873 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 88 | #726 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 78 | #800 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 72 | #813 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 77 | #775 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 69 | #829 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 80 | #750 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 94 | #676 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 108 | #645 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 90 | #707 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 101 | #688 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 111 | #665 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 100 | #708 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 126 | #641 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 118 | #668 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 124 | #663 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 148 | #618 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 186 | #513 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 143 | #608 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 140 | #623 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 118 | #668 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 146 | #575 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 107 | #695 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 123 | #618 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 107 | #661 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 113 | #621 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 88 | #610 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 70 | #622 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 73 | #565 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 63 | #526 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 49 | #601 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 42 | #605 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 42 | #580 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 40 | #584 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 43 | #537 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 47 | #494 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 37 | #555 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 32 | #586 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 20 | #789 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 28 | #599 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 35 | #599 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 19 | #748 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 20 | #766 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 21 | #695 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 21 | #702 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 19 | #737 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 14 | #839 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 12 | #893 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 17 | #719 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 13 | #780 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,172 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 14 | #712 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 12 | #782 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 8 | #923 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 9 | #813 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 8 | #832 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #893 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 6 | #874 |
Highest rank
Novella has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #494 in 1905. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Novella
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.