Novah is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Novah means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Novah across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Novah has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Novah is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “variant of Nova, new”. A respelling of Nova, from the Latin novus meaning new.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 3,983 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 232 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 66 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 7 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Novah per year, United States (2006 to 2025). United States peaked in 2020 (578/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2022 (35/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2021 (13/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2020 (4/yr).
Novah is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2020, when it ranked #1,026 nationally (given to 618 babies that year).
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