Novian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NOH-vee-un
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Novian is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
Where does Novian come from?
Modern: modern name, perhaps from Latin novus 'new'
Is Novian a girl's or a boy's name?
Novian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Novian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Novian, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Novian in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Novian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
Nicknames for Novian
- Nova 723 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Novian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassian Finnegan Kaceyon Kayden Brecken Rayden Finnian Kyaire Braylen Kyden Caspian Killian
Names related to Novian
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from 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, “Novian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/novian, updated 20 October 2026.