Novice
A novice is a person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows. A novice can also refer to a person who is entering a profession with no prior experience. A novice is often referred to as an apprentice who is learning a trade or early long term career. A Novice is a step in a ladder, if you are skilled, you progress forward.
Meaning & Origin of Novice
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A novice is a person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows. A novice can also refer to a person who is entering a profession with no prior experience. A novice is often referred to as an apprentice who is learning a trade or early long term career. A Novice is a step in a ladder, if you are skilled, you progress forward.
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The Story of Novice
Novice first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 10 Novices were born — ranking #3,164 that year. As of 2026, Novice ranks #5,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 107 Novices have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Novice
Novice is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 107 births in the dataset. Novice's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #3,164. Use the chart and map above to compare Novice'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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