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Novella

Girl

Meaning of Novella: Latin: 'new'

Novella is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2457th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2457

69 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,272

First recorded 1882 · peak 1923

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 13 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 19 babies2008: 28 babies2009: 25 babies2010: 27 babies20102011: 33 babies2012: 28 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 47 babies2015: 35 babies2016: 41 babies2017: 49 babies2018: 53 babies2019: 66 babies2020: 47 babies20202021: 51 babies2022: 58 babies2023: 64 babies2024: 44 babies2025: 69 babies
US babies named Novella per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 69.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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