Novis
Novis is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:Donald Novis (1906–1966), English-born American actor and tenor Emile Novis, pseudonym of Simone Weil Thomas Shephard Novis (1874–1962), British surgeon Tony Novis (1906–1997), English rugby union player
Meaning & Origin of Novis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Novis is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:Donald Novis (1906–1966), English-born American actor and tenor Emile Novis, pseudonym of Simone Weil Thomas Shephard Novis (1874–1962), British surgeon Tony Novis (1906–1997), English rugby union player
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The Story of Novis
As a girl name
Novis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 11 Noviss were born — ranking #2,958 that year. As of 2026, Novis ranks #5,563 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 139 Noviss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Novis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1919, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 5 Noviss were born — ranking #4,168 that year. As of 2026, Novis ranks #3,534 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Noviss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Novis
Novis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 139 births in the dataset. Novis's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #2,958. Use the chart and map above to compare Novis'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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