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Nova is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (5% of births). There have been 54,140 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 51,063 as girls and 3,077 as boys. Nova gained popularity in the 2010s, peaked in 2022 and remains popular today.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	5,220
2023	5,511
2022	6,191
2021	5,841
2020	5,322
2019	4,588
2018	4,428
2017	3,284
2016	2,437
2015	1,657
2014	1,240
2013	646
2012	526
2011	336
2010	255
2009	273
2008	204
2007	170
2006	129
2005	124
2004	136
2003	112
2002	104
2001	105
2000	74
1999	65
1998	63
1997	48
1996	29
1995	22
1994	19
1993	21
1992	11
1991	20
1990	30
1989	22
1988	19
1987	20
1986	26
1985	38
1984	36
1983	36
1982	57
1981	53
1980	71
1979	76
1978	56
1977	85
1976	70
1975	57
1974	59
1973	48
1972	58
1971	52
1970	51
1969	36
1968	29
1967	35
1966	38
1965	35
1964	50
1963	72
1962	50
1961	23
1960	34
1959	21
1958	19
1957	32
1956	31
1955	39
1954	27
1953	25
1952	33
1951	33
1950	29
1949	42
1948	49
1947	34
1946	38
1945	27
1944	29
1943	47
1942	48
1941	35
1940	44
1939	49
1938	74
1937	60
1936	56
1935	72
1934	78
1933	58
1932	73
1931	82
1930	80
1929	109
1928	84
1927	77
1926	80
1925	100
1924	101
1923	85
1922	97
1921	96
1920	123
1919	96
1918	79
1917	90
1916	88
1915	77
1914	47
1913	64
1912	54
1911	41
1910	32
1909	39
1908	36
1907	32
1906	27
1905	30
1904	24
1903	21
1902	18
1901	23
1900	29
1899	20
1898	30
1897	18
1896	24
1895	20
1894	18
1893	9
1892	20
1891	13
1890	15
1889	12
1888	15
1887	6
1886	7
1885	12
1880	5