Novan
Novin is a village in Shalyar Rural District, Uraman District, Sarvabad County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 727, in 179 families. The village is populated by Kurds.
Meaning & Origin of Novan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Novin is a village in Shalyar Rural District, Uraman District, Sarvabad County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 727, in 179 families. The village is populated by Kurds.
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The Story of Novan
Novan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2016, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 9 births, good for #8,294 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 85% of all recorded Novans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 41 Novans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Novan
Novan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 41 births in the dataset. Novan's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #8,294. Use the chart and map above to compare Novan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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