girl's name

Novice

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 107

Novice is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1948 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1921, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1915.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Novice over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1940s. The striped bar is the 1940s, still in progress — it covers 1940 to 1948, not a full ten years.

47
'10 '20 '30 '40
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Births named Novice by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 21
1920s 47
1930s 34
1940s (to 1948) 5

How popular is Novice?

In 1948, Novice was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Novice

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Novice

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Novice — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Novice

How popular is the name Novice?

In 1948, Novice was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Novice a girl's or a boy's name?

Novice is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Novice?

Novice has 2 syllables.

When was Novice most popular?

Novice peaked in 1921, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.