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Nova name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Nova ranks #46 in female records (4,657 reported) and #1,308 in male records (149 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Nova becoming more popular?

Nova's reported female count decreased by 415 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #39 to #46. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Nova in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for NovaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.5,9270201620252016: 2,286 female records2017: 3,057 female records2018: 4,174 female records2019: 4,332 female records2020: 5,006 female records2021: 5,574 female records2022: 5,927 female records2023: 5,282 female records2024: 5,072 female records2025: 4,657 female records2016: 152 male records2017: 230 male records2018: 254 male records2019: 259 male records2020: 317 male records2021: 277 male records2022: 271 male records2023: 237 male records2024: 176 male records2025: 149 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20254,657461491,308
20245,072391761,179
20235,28235237954
20225,92732271879
20215,57432277851
20205,00638317758
20194,33251259857
20184,17455254866
20173,05794230921
20162,2861361521,232

Questions about Nova’s popularity

How common is Nova in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Nova ranks #46 in female records (4,657 reported) and #1,308 in male records (149 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Nova?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Nova only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Nova creates a match.

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