girl's name
Novalee
NOH-vuh-lee (English)
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 4,901
the United States
#977
2025 births
Novalee is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 261 babies in the United States, ranking #977. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.
- Peaked in 2024, when 379 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 12,703 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1962.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Novalee Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 494 |
| 2010s | 1,994 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,055 |
How Popular Is Novalee?
In 2025, Novalee was given to 261 babies in the United States, ranking #977 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.
Where Novalee Is Used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Novalee Is Spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Nova-Lee | Nova-Lee is Novalee written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in Canada. | 64 |
Names That Peaked Alongside Novalee
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Novalee Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Novalee over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Novalee
- English NOH-vuh-lee
Sibling Names for Novalee
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Novalee — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Novalee
How popular is the name Novalee?
In 2025, Novalee was given to 261 babies in the United States, ranking #977 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.
Is Novalee a girl's or a boy's name?
Novalee is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Novalee?
Novalee has 3 syllables.
When was Novalee most popular?
Novalee peaked in 2024, when 379 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Novalee a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Novalee currently ranks #977 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.