The baby name Novak is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈnoʊ.væk/ (English); [ˈnovak] or [ˈnɔʋak] (South Slavic).
The baby name Novak is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈnoʊ.væk/ (English); [ˈnovak] or [ˈnɔʋak] (South Slavic).
Novak is Slavic, Slovak in Origin.
Novak is a South and West Slavic name derived from the common Slavic noun novak, meaning “newcomer,” “novice,” or “new man.” It stems from Proto‑Slavic *novъ “new,” ultimately from the Proto‑Indo‑European root *néwos, cognate with Latin novus and English new. As such, the name conveys the idea of arrival, initiation, or renewal.
As a given name, Novak is attested in medieval Serbia and the wider Balkans (for example, the nobleman Novak Grebostrek), and it remains in use in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro. Elsewhere it is chiefly a surname - among the most common in Czechia and Slovakia as Novák, and in Poland as Nowak. Variants include Novák (Czech/Slovak/Hungarian orthography), Novak (Slovene/Croatian/Serbian), Nowak (Polish), and Romanian‑influenced Novac; regional diminutives include Novo and Nole. The meaning suggests a “new start,” and global awareness grew in the 2010s thanks to tennis champion Novak Djokovic.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| RS | 0 | #79 | 6 | 923 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #92 | 71 | 2,277 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #129 | 9 | 1,769 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #171 | 4 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #176 | 7 | 1,509 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| HR | 0 | #180 | 2 | 2,081 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #203 | 9 | 3,402 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #223 | 3 | 3,308 |
| IR | 0 | #229 | 3 | 4,221 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #246 | 13 | 3,997 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #282 | 23 | 6,530 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #292 | 3 | 3,687 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #293 | 14 | 2,588 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #378 | 10 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #426 | 17 | 2,180 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #526 | 27 | 10,162 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #861 | 32 | 7,044 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #935 | 18 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,103 | 26 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,161 | 16 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,447 | 25 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Novak is popular in 56 countries — most recent births per country:
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