Novah

Novah is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Novah are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 19%Female 81%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 19% male / 81% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 152 male / 630 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Novah

To address Novah when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Novah," in English, "Guten Tag Novah," in German. About 19% of people named Novah are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Novah,

German

Guten Tag Novah,

French

Bonjour Novah,

Spanish

Estimado/a Novah:

Chinese

Novah您好：

Japanese

Novah様

English

Hi Novah,

German

Hi Novah,

French

Salut Novah,

Spanish

Hola Novah,

Chinese

Novah你好：

Japanese

Novahさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Novah by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	19%

United States birth data

152 male · 630 female · 782 births recorded

Male 19%Female 81%

Since 1980: 19% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Novah a male or female name?

Novah is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Novah are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Novah in an email?

Is Novah a unisex name?

Novah is not a unisex name: 19% of people named Novah are men. Novah leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Novah a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/novah (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_novah,
  title  = {Is Novah a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/novah},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}