Novalee

A girls’ name of Modern American origin, meaning new; a modern elaboration of Nova with Lee.

Babies a year
294
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#977
down from #744
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

How Novalee has moved

US popularity rank, 2016–2025. Lower is more popular.
#664#861#1057201620212025#977

View as table
YearUS rank
2016#952
2017#904
2018#779
2019#822
2020#814
2021#773
2022#815
2023#766
2024#744
2025#977

Novalee by the numbers

Novalee was given to 294 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Other names that come from Nova

Like Novalee, each of these traces back to Nova: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Novahnew; a modern respelling of Nova221 in the US (2017)
  • Nova-Marienew; a form of Nova with Marie5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nova-Maynew; a form of Nova with May5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nova-Reignnew; a form of Nova with Reign5 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Novalee. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

Sounds like Novalee

Names that are said the same way as Novalee, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

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