Girl’s name · American English, Latin, Welsh

Novalynn

How to say it: NOH-vuh-lin · /ˈnoʊvəlɪn/

Modern American invention from Latin Nova 'new' + Lynn - blended compound popular in 2010s.

Novalynn was the 1,367th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 116 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 4.2-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,022 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,367for girls in 2025
1 in 28,580US babies
116born in 2025
#1,022projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Novalynn
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,367
Babies born in 2025116
Share of births1 in 28,580
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×4.2
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,022

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Novalynn is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 61 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Nova
  • Novi
  • Lynn

Honouring a Novalynn in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Novalynn is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Welsh.

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