for girls in 2025
Data through 2025
Nova name popularity in the United States
Nova ranked #46 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 4,657 girls named Nova.
SSA
5,927 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Nova for boys and girls
Girls
4,65796.9% in 2025 · data from 1885 to 2025
Boys
1493.1% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Nova in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 149 | #1305 |
| 2025 | girls | 4,657 | #46 |
| 2024 | boys | 176 | #1176 |
| 2024 | girls | 5,072 | #39 |
| 2023 | boys | 237 | #952 |
| 2023 | girls | 5,282 | #35 |
| 2022 | boys | 271 | #878 |
| 2022 | girls | 5,927 | #32 |
| 2021 | boys | 277 | #851 |
| 2021 | girls | 5,574 | #32 |
| 2020 | boys | 317 | #758 |
| 2020 | girls | 5,006 | #38 |
Show full history (203 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 149 | #1305 |
| 2025 | girls | 4,657 | #46 |
| 2024 | boys | 176 | #1176 |
| 2024 | girls | 5,072 | #39 |
| 2023 | boys | 237 | #952 |
| 2023 | girls | 5,282 | #35 |
| 2022 | boys | 271 | #878 |
| 2022 | girls | 5,927 | #32 |
| 2021 | boys | 277 | #851 |
| 2021 | girls | 5,574 | #32 |
| 2020 | boys | 317 | #758 |
| 2020 | girls | 5,006 | #38 |
| 2019 | boys | 259 | #857 |
| 2019 | girls | 4,332 | #51 |
| 2018 | boys | 254 | #862 |
| 2018 | girls | 4,174 | #55 |
| 2017 | boys | 230 | #920 |
| 2017 | girls | 3,057 | #94 |
| 2016 | boys | 152 | #1229 |
| 2016 | girls | 2,286 | #136 |
| 2015 | boys | 129 | #1353 |
| 2015 | girls | 1,529 | #213 |
| 2014 | boys | 104 | #1536 |
| 2014 | girls | 1,136 | #287 |
| 2013 | boys | 79 | #1811 |
| 2013 | girls | 567 | #527 |
| 2012 | boys | 63 | #2132 |
| 2012 | girls | 463 | #618 |
| 2011 | boys | 41 | #2852 |
| 2011 | girls | 295 | #885 |
| 2010 | boys | 37 | #3072 |
| 2010 | girls | 218 | #1127 |
| 2009 | boys | 42 | #2847 |
| 2009 | girls | 231 | #1105 |
| 2008 | boys | 28 | #3744 |
| 2008 | girls | 178 | #1359 |
| 2007 | boys | 23 | #4243 |
| 2007 | girls | 147 | #1551 |
| 2006 | boys | 23 | #4105 |
| 2006 | girls | 106 | #1905 |
| 2005 | boys | 21 | #4198 |
| 2005 | girls | 103 | #1878 |
| 2004 | boys | 22 | #4005 |
| 2004 | girls | 114 | #1698 |
| 2003 | boys | 13 | #5558 |
| 2003 | girls | 99 | #1858 |
| 2002 | boys | 13 | #5395 |
| 2002 | girls | 91 | #1934 |
| 2001 | boys | 19 | #4121 |
| 2001 | girls | 86 | #1978 |
| 2000 | boys | 8 | #7416 |
| 2000 | girls | 66 | #2332 |
| 1999 | boys | 10 | #6042 |
| 1999 | girls | 55 | #2567 |
| 1998 | boys | 9 | #6314 |
| 1998 | girls | 54 | #2530 |
| 1997 | boys | 10 | #5642 |
| 1997 | girls | 38 | #3105 |
| 1996 | boys | 5 | #9015 |
| 1996 | girls | 24 | #4306 |
| 1995 | girls | 22 | #4518 |
| 1994 | girls | 19 | #5016 |
| 1993 | girls | 21 | #4671 |
| 1992 | girls | 11 | #7512 |
| 1991 | girls | 20 | #4808 |
| 1990 | boys | 5 | #8117 |
| 1990 | girls | 25 | #4003 |
| 1989 | boys | 6 | #6941 |
| 1989 | girls | 16 | #5286 |
| 1988 | girls | 19 | #4496 |
| 1987 | girls | 20 | #4122 |
| 1986 | girls | 26 | #3360 |
| 1985 | girls | 38 | #2545 |
| 1984 | girls | 36 | #2574 |
| 1983 | girls | 36 | #2516 |
| 1982 | boys | 7 | #5003 |
| 1982 | girls | 50 | #2050 |
| 1981 | girls | 53 | #1985 |
| 1980 | boys | 5 | #6250 |
| 1980 | girls | 66 | #1704 |
| 1979 | boys | 6 | #5355 |
| 1979 | girls | 70 | #1605 |
| 1978 | girls | 56 | #1804 |
| 1977 | girls | 85 | #1341 |
| 1976 | boys | 5 | #5587 |
| 1976 | girls | 65 | #1551 |
| 1975 | girls | 57 | #1672 |
| 1974 | boys | 6 | #4634 |
| 1974 | girls | 53 | #1709 |
| 1973 | girls | 48 | #1788 |
| 1972 | girls | 58 | #1578 |
| 1971 | boys | 6 | #4375 |
| 1971 | girls | 46 | #1877 |
| 1970 | girls | 51 | #1755 |
| 1969 | girls | 36 | #2102 |
| 1968 | girls | 29 | #2246 |
| 1967 | girls | 35 | #1980 |
| 1966 | girls | 38 | #1859 |
| 1965 | girls | 35 | #1950 |
| 1964 | girls | 50 | #1610 |
| 1963 | girls | 72 | #1298 |
| 1962 | girls | 50 | #1598 |
| 1961 | girls | 23 | #2543 |
| 1960 | girls | 34 | #1953 |
| 1959 | girls | 21 | #2517 |
| 1958 | girls | 19 | #2663 |
| 1957 | boys | 6 | #3552 |
| 1957 | girls | 26 | #2168 |
| 1956 | girls | 31 | #1931 |
| 1955 | girls | 39 | #1641 |
| 1954 | girls | 27 | #2027 |
| 1953 | girls | 25 | #2071 |
| 1952 | girls | 33 | #1713 |
| 1951 | girls | 33 | #1665 |
| 1950 | girls | 29 | #1764 |
| 1949 | girls | 42 | #1423 |
| 1948 | boys | 5 | #3668 |
| 1948 | girls | 44 | #1386 |
| 1947 | girls | 34 | #1633 |
| 1946 | boys | 5 | #3525 |
| 1946 | girls | 33 | #1532 |
| 1945 | girls | 27 | #1588 |
| 1944 | girls | 29 | #1519 |
| 1943 | boys | 8 | #2732 |
| 1943 | girls | 39 | #1305 |
| 1942 | boys | 6 | #3212 |
| 1942 | girls | 42 | #1229 |
| 1941 | girls | 35 | #1294 |
| 1940 | girls | 44 | #1088 |
| 1939 | girls | 49 | #1009 |
| 1938 | boys | 6 | #3175 |
| 1938 | girls | 68 | #857 |
| 1937 | boys | 7 | #2905 |
| 1937 | girls | 53 | #950 |
| 1936 | girls | 56 | #909 |
| 1935 | girls | 72 | #798 |
| 1934 | girls | 78 | #756 |
| 1933 | girls | 58 | #887 |
| 1932 | girls | 73 | #795 |
| 1931 | boys | 7 | #3095 |
| 1931 | girls | 75 | #777 |
| 1930 | boys | 5 | #4001 |
| 1930 | girls | 75 | #818 |
| 1929 | boys | 5 | #3959 |
| 1929 | girls | 104 | #690 |
| 1928 | girls | 84 | #781 |
| 1927 | girls | 77 | #839 |
| 1926 | boys | 5 | #4201 |
| 1926 | girls | 75 | #854 |
| 1925 | boys | 6 | #3741 |
| 1925 | girls | 94 | #764 |
| 1924 | boys | 12 | #2473 |
| 1924 | girls | 89 | #788 |
| 1923 | boys | 5 | #4239 |
| 1923 | girls | 80 | #819 |
| 1922 | boys | 11 | #2630 |
| 1922 | girls | 86 | #784 |
| 1921 | boys | 5 | #4322 |
| 1921 | girls | 91 | #766 |
| 1920 | boys | 12 | #2459 |
| 1920 | girls | 111 | #690 |
| 1919 | boys | 9 | #2877 |
| 1919 | girls | 87 | #752 |
| 1918 | girls | 79 | #802 |
| 1917 | boys | 5 | #3981 |
| 1917 | girls | 85 | #753 |
| 1916 | boys | 7 | #3177 |
| 1916 | girls | 81 | #761 |
| 1915 | boys | 8 | #2829 |
| 1915 | girls | 69 | #791 |
| 1914 | girls | 47 | #855 |
| 1913 | boys | 5 | #2821 |
| 1913 | girls | 59 | #674 |
| 1912 | girls | 54 | #678 |
| 1911 | boys | 5 | #1740 |
| 1911 | girls | 36 | #722 |
| 1910 | girls | 32 | #753 |
| 1909 | girls | 39 | #624 |
| 1908 | girls | 36 | #639 |
| 1907 | girls | 32 | #666 |
| 1906 | girls | 27 | #707 |
| 1905 | girls | 30 | #642 |
| 1904 | girls | 24 | #710 |
| 1903 | girls | 21 | #734 |
| 1902 | girls | 18 | #818 |
| 1901 | girls | 23 | #659 |
| 1900 | girls | 29 | #656 |
| 1899 | girls | 20 | #704 |
| 1898 | girls | 30 | #586 |
| 1897 | girls | 18 | #735 |
| 1896 | girls | 24 | #635 |
| 1895 | girls | 20 | #703 |
| 1894 | girls | 18 | #697 |
| 1893 | girls | 9 | #1023 |
| 1892 | girls | 20 | #638 |
| 1891 | girls | 13 | #750 |
| 1890 | girls | 15 | #693 |
| 1889 | girls | 12 | #757 |
| 1888 | girls | 15 | #663 |
| 1887 | girls | 6 | #1036 |
| 1886 | girls | 7 | #897 |
| 1885 | girls | 12 | #629 |
| 1880 | boys | 5 | #909 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.