girl's name
Novaleigh
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,608
Scotland
#763
as Nova-Leigh, 2023
Novaleigh is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 85 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 201 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 39,005 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2001.
Novaleigh over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 63 |
| 2010s | 557 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 831 |
How popular is Novaleigh?
In 2025, Novaleigh was given to 85 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Novaleigh 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 Novaleigh is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Nova-Leigh | Nova-Leigh is Novaleigh written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in England and Wales. | 113 |
Names that peaked alongside Novaleigh
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Novaleigh also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Novaleigh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Novaleigh
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Novaleigh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Novaleigh
How popular is the name Novaleigh?
In 2025, Novaleigh was given to 85 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Novaleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Novaleigh is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Novaleigh most popular?
Novaleigh peaked in 2022, when 201 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Novaleigh a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Novaleigh currently ranks #2,178 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.