Nova

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Primarily a girl's name · 92% girls

Origin: Latin

Meaning

Nova is a unisex given name of Latin origin meaning "new". It is in regular use for both males and females. In the United States, the name has been in use since the 1800s.

From Wikipedia

Nova first appears in the data in 1994 and has been recorded in 27 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 361 babies (rank #72 that year). In 2024 it was given to 289 girls (rank #79). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Nova

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nova yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

3,623
Total babies (all years)
27
Years in the data
361
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19946#2,197
19985#2,849
200012#1,415
20017#2,206
20029#1,816
200317#1,167
200414#1,383
200514#1,418
200620#1,136
200722#1,086
200824#1,062
200940#710
201038#739
201147#617
201264#477
201386#373
2014113#288
2015167#190
2016231#127
2017265#96
2018273#98
2019275#94
2020297#82
2021361#72
2022348#69
2023300#80
2024289#79