Nowell
#12,676 most common boys' name of all time · #32,618 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1927–2022
Rank among boys
#12,676
Rank overall
#32,618 of 105,966
First appeared
1927
Years on the list
28 of 146
All-time
167
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1991 #5,215
Best rank
#2,985 1969
Girls
Boys
peak 10/yr
Nowell first appears in 1927. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,552 |
| 2013 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,368 |
| 2010 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,855 |
| 2008 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,808 |
| 2004 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,596 |
| 2003 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,165 |
| 2001 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,544 |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,117 |
| 1991 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,215 |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,199 |
| 1985 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,840 |
| 1984 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,798 |
| 1981 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,569 |
| 1979 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,399 |
| 1975 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,512 |
| 1974 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,498 |
| 1971 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,172 |
| 1969 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,985 |
| 1967 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,293 |
| 1966 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,156 |
| 1965 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,226 |
| 1964 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,376 |
| 1960 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,400 |
| 1957 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,356 |
| 1951 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1950 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1944 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,845 |
| 1927 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,774 |