Novel is a very rare variant of Novella that peaked in 1924 and has since faded.
Novel is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Novel was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1924 (8 births).
Boys named Novel per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–2024 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Novel
Girls named Novel per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–2024 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here