Novella
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning new; from novellus.
Babies a year
12
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2278
12 babies
Novella by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Novella. In the US, 47 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 186 babies in 1923, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Novella. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Noellachristmas; from latin natalis113 in the US (2017)
- Novellenew; form of novella7 in the US (2017)
- NoelleChristmas; from natalis (born)1,349 in the US (2017)
- Noeliachristmas born; relating to noel130 in the US (2017)
- Nellabeautiful; a form of Nell or Nella45 in England and Wales (2025)
- Noelachristmas; relating to nativity9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Novella
Names that are said the same way as Novella, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Novalea10 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Novella
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