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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

Popularity by State (2024)

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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