Will my child share the name Novi with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Novi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Novi in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Novi becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Novi is at its highest recorded position — #1,719 in 2025, with 17 births. In 2022 it ranked #5,670.

Is Novi a good choice for a distinctive name?

Novi is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Novi a popular baby name in the United States?

Novi does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Novi is a distinctive choice, ranked #1719 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Novi in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

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About the Name Novi

2024 marks Novi's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #1895. It has been building momentum steadily rather than spiking suddenly. The name has been relatively new to UK records, first appearing in 2022.

Novi is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Novi in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Novi

Siege of Novi — The siege of Novi was a military engagement during the Austro-Turkish War.
Novi Brown — Novi Brown is a German-born American actress.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.