Novak
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NOH-vak
- Origin
- Slavic
- US rank, 2025
- #3,657 for boys
Novak is a boys' name of Slavic origin, meaning “newcomer, new man”. In 2025 it ranked 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Novak mean?
Slavic: from Slavic nov 'new'
“newcomer, new man”
In Serbian epic poetry, Starina Novak is a heroic outlaw who fights the Ottomans.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Novak a girl's or a boy's name?
Novak is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Novak in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 5 boys.
Novak in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
How popular is Novak in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Novak, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Novak in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Novak in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,564 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,622 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
Names like Novak
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finley Bodhi Lochlan Albie Rowan Finn Kayden Alfie Cillian Ayaan Ronan Koa
More Slavic names
Mila Milan Vera Mira Nadia Milana Rayna Zora Milena Raina Damir Lev Siyana Vlad Lilyana Yuri
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Novak: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/novak, updated 20 October 2026.