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Novalee
OriginCompound name, Nova + Lee, Latin and English
Meaning"new meadow"
US Rank#977
2025 SSA
About Novalee
Can be shortened to Nova, which has seen a meteoric rise into the Top 50 in recent years. Novalee appeared on the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2016 and continues to drift gently upward.
Pronounced NOH-vuh-lee.
As of October 2026, Novalee ranked #977 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #744 in 2024.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,375 | 169 | 94.6 |
| 2015 | #1,153 | 220 | 123.2 |
| 2016 | #951 | 288 | 162.5 |
| 2017 | #904 | 297 | 172 |
| 2018 | #780 | 351 | 206.3 |
| 2019 | #822 | 333 | 198.4 |
| 2020 | #811 | 335 | 207.2 |
| 2021 | #774 | 368 | 224.3 |
| 2022 | #819 | 343 | 209.1 |
| 2023 | #767 | 367 | 228.7 |
| 2024 | #744 | 377 | 232.7 |
| 2025 | #977 | 261 | 162.4 |
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