Nowell is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #12211 in 2003 with 5 recorded births. This places Nowell in the bottom 4% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2001 with 10 births ranking #6790. In 2003, approximately 1 in every 395,054 boys born was named Nowell. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.