Nova

Girl name

Nova has been given to 59,010 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2022 and currently ranks #46 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

From Latin nova (“new”).

Origin: Latin

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

59,010

Peak year

2022 (6,198 babies)

Rank in 2025

#46 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +190%

Gender split

95% girls / 5% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Nova.

59,426 babies since 1880

58,271 babies since 1886

57,163 babies since 1880

56,491 babies since 1917

63,400 babies since 1917

64,249 babies since 1880

53,118 babies since 1902

65,166 babies since 1897

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