Novella is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Novella means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Novella across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Novella has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Novella is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “new”. An Italian name from the word for new, also a short story.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,272 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 49 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 Novella per year, United States (1882 to 2025). United States peaked in 1923 (186/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (13/yr).
Novella has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1923, when it ranked #943 nationally (given to 186 babies that year).
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