Novah
Quick answers about Novah
How many people are named Novah?
An estimated 3,442 living Americans are named Novah.
How rare is Novah?
Novah is uncommon among babies today, with 249 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 51.8% from its 2020 peak.
How old is the typical Novah?
The median age of a living American named Novah is approximately 5 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 8 years old.
Is Novah still popular?
Yes — Novah is currently rising in popularity, with 249 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 10.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Novah most common?
Novah has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 5.3× more often than the national baseline.
Novah is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 5.3× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in Louisiana and Alabama.
States where Novah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.