ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1971 First Year 2026 Last Year 2020 Peak Year #2887 Peak Rank 1K Total Count 47 Years Active Advertisement 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of November What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. November is the 11th and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days. November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC. November retained its name when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of late spring in the Southern Hemisphere and late autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November) 📖 ## The Story of November November first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 56 births, good for #2,887 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Novembers. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,837 among baby girl names with 39 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 1K Novembers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like November Phonetically similar names — useful when November is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Novembre * Novembers * Novem * Noviembre * Number * Nimber * Novum * Member * Nowhere * Nevermore * [Noemi](/noemi) * [Navarre](/navarre) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about November What does the name November mean? November is the 11th and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days. November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC. November retained its name when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of late spring in the Southern Hemisphere and late autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. How popular is November in 2026? In 2026, November ranks #3,837 among girls' names in the U.S., with 39 babies given the name that year. When was November most popular? November reached its peak popularity in 2020, ranking #2,887 that year with 56 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is November most popular? November has historically been most popular in Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named November. Is November a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, November is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with November? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with November include Peace, Shireen, Parisa. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧PeacePeak #2887](/peace)[👧ShireenPeak #2887](/shireen)[👧ParisaPeak #2887](/parisa)[👧SephoraPeak #2887](/sephora)[👧NuviaPeak #2887](/nuvia)[👧CarlishaPeak #2887](/carlisha)[👧AllyssonPeak #2887](/allysson)[👧AmeriaPeak #2887](/ameria) Advertisement ## About the name November November is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. November's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #2,887\. Use the chart and map above to compare November's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2020 → ](/year/2020) * [ Names of the 2020s → ](/decade/2020s) * [ Names starting with "N" → ](/letter/n) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides. Advertisement