Nova*
#538 most common girls' name of all time · #994 across all names · 5% male / 95% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#538
Rank overall
#994 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
59,010
Since 2016
47,689
Peak year
2022 #32
Best rank
#32 2021
Girls
Boys
peak 6,198/yr
Nova is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,657 | 149 | 4,806 | #46 |
| 2024 | 5,072 | 176 | 5,248 | #39 |
| 2023 | 5,282 | 237 | 5,519 | #35 |
| 2022 | 5,927 | 271 | 6,198 | #32 |
| 2021 | 5,574 | 277 | 5,851 | #32 |
| 2020 | 5,006 | 317 | 5,323 | #38 |
| 2019 | 4,332 | 259 | 4,591 | #51 |
| 2018 | 4,174 | 254 | 4,428 | #55 |
| 2017 | 3,057 | 230 | 3,287 | #94 |
| 2016 | 2,286 | 152 | 2,438 | #136 |
| 2015 | 1,529 | 129 | 1,658 | #213 |
| 2014 | 1,136 | 104 | 1,240 | #287 |
| 2013 | 567 | 79 | 646 | #527 |
| 2012 | 463 | 63 | 526 | #618 |
| 2011 | 295 | 41 | 336 | #885 |
| 2010 | 218 | 37 | 255 | #1,127 |
| 2009 | 231 | 42 | 273 | #1,105 |
| 2008 | 178 | 28 | 206 | #1,360 |
| 2007 | 147 | 23 | 170 | #1,552 |
| 2006 | 106 | 23 | 129 | #1,906 |
| 2005 | 103 | 21 | 124 | #1,881 |
| 2004 | 114 | 22 | 136 | #1,699 |
| 2003 | 99 | 13 | 112 | #1,861 |
| 2002 | 91 | 13 | 104 | #1,938 |
| 2001 | 86 | 19 | 105 | #1,979 |
| 2000 | 66 | 8 | 74 | #2,336 |
| 1999 | 55 | 10 | 65 | #2,571 |
| 1998 | 54 | 9 | 63 | #2,533 |
| 1997 | 38 | 10 | 48 | #3,109 |
| 1996 | 24 | 5 | 29 | #4,317 |
| 1995 | 22 | — | 22 | #4,527 |
| 1994 | 19 | — | 19 | #5,029 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | 21 | #4,681 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,536 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | 20 | #4,824 |
| 1990 | 25 | 5 | 30 | #4,014 |
| 1989 | 16 | 6 | 22 | #5,303 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | 19 | #4,504 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | 20 | #4,131 |
| 1986 | 26 | — | 26 | #3,371 |
| 1985 | 38 | — | 38 | #2,551 |
| 1984 | 36 | — | 36 | #2,580 |
| 1983 | 36 | — | 36 | #2,520 |
| 1982 | 50 | 7 | 57 | #2,053 |
| 1981 | 53 | — | 53 | #1,989 |
| 1980 | 66 | 5 | 71 | #1,707 |
| 1979 | 70 | 6 | 76 | #1,607 |
| 1978 | 56 | — | 56 | #1,806 |
| 1977 | 85 | — | 85 | #1,342 |
| 1976 | 65 | 5 | 70 | #1,555 |
| 1975 | 57 | — | 57 | #1,676 |
| 1974 | 53 | 6 | 59 | #1,711 |
| 1973 | 48 | — | 48 | #1,790 |
| 1972 | 58 | — | 58 | #1,581 |
| 1971 | 46 | 6 | 52 | #1,882 |
| 1970 | 51 | — | 51 | #1,759 |
| 1969 | 36 | — | 36 | #2,105 |
| 1968 | 29 | — | 29 | #2,251 |
| 1967 | 35 | — | 35 | #1,982 |
| 1966 | 38 | — | 38 | #1,860 |
| 1965 | 35 | — | 35 | #1,954 |
| 1964 | 50 | — | 50 | #1,612 |
| 1963 | 72 | — | 72 | #1,298 |
| 1962 | 50 | — | 50 | #1,600 |
| 1961 | 23 | — | 23 | #2,553 |
| 1960 | 34 | — | 34 | #1,956 |
| 1959 | 21 | — | 21 | #2,527 |
| 1958 | 19 | — | 19 | #2,675 |
| 1957 | 26 | 6 | 32 | #2,175 |
| 1956 | 31 | — | 31 | #1,936 |
| 1955 | 39 | — | 39 | #1,643 |
| 1954 | 27 | — | 27 | #2,030 |
| 1953 | 25 | — | 25 | #2,078 |
| 1952 | 33 | — | 33 | #1,718 |
| 1951 | 33 | — | 33 | #1,671 |
| 1950 | 29 | — | 29 | #1,769 |
| 1949 | 42 | — | 42 | #1,426 |
| 1948 | 44 | 5 | 49 | #1,392 |
| 1947 | 34 | — | 34 | #1,641 |
| 1946 | 33 | 5 | 38 | #1,540 |
| 1945 | 27 | — | 27 | #1,599 |
| 1944 | 29 | — | 29 | #1,525 |
| 1943 | 39 | 8 | 47 | #1,309 |
| 1942 | 42 | 6 | 48 | #1,237 |
| 1941 | 35 | — | 35 | #1,299 |
| 1940 | 44 | — | 44 | #1,092 |
| 1939 | 49 | — | 49 | #1,013 |
| 1938 | 68 | 6 | 74 | #860 |
| 1937 | 53 | 7 | 60 | #955 |
| 1936 | 56 | — | 56 | #914 |
| 1935 | 72 | — | 72 | #801 |
| 1934 | 78 | — | 78 | #759 |
| 1933 | 58 | — | 58 | #890 |
| 1932 | 73 | — | 73 | #799 |
| 1931 | 75 | 7 | 82 | #779 |
| 1930 | 75 | 5 | 80 | #821 |
| 1929 | 104 | 5 | 109 | #690 |
| 1928 | 84 | — | 84 | #782 |
| 1927 | 77 | — | 77 | #843 |
| 1926 | 75 | 5 | 80 | #859 |
| 1925 | 94 | 6 | 100 | #766 |
| 1924 | 89 | 12 | 101 | #790 |
| 1923 | 80 | 5 | 85 | #822 |
| 1922 | 86 | 11 | 97 | #787 |
| 1921 | 91 | 5 | 96 | #769 |
| 1920 | 111 | 12 | 123 | #694 |
| 1919 | 87 | 9 | 96 | #754 |
| 1918 | 79 | — | 79 | #806 |
| 1917 | 85 | 5 | 90 | #754 |
| 1916 | 81 | 7 | 88 | #763 |
| 1915 | 69 | 8 | 77 | #793 |
| 1914 | 47 | — | 47 | #859 |
| 1913 | 59 | 5 | 64 | #675 |
| 1912 | 54 | — | 54 | #684 |
| 1911 | 36 | 5 | 41 | #728 |
| 1910 | 32 | — | 32 | #761 |
| 1909 | 39 | — | 39 | #636 |
| 1908 | 36 | — | 36 | #642 |
| 1907 | 32 | — | 32 | #674 |
| 1906 | 27 | — | 27 | #710 |
| 1905 | 30 | — | 30 | #651 |
| 1904 | 24 | — | 24 | #722 |
| 1903 | 21 | — | 21 | #749 |
| 1902 | 18 | — | 18 | #828 |
| 1901 | 23 | — | 23 | #677 |
| 1900 | 29 | — | 29 | #667 |
| 1899 | 20 | — | 20 | #716 |
| 1898 | 30 | — | 30 | #594 |
| 1897 | 18 | — | 18 | #753 |
| 1896 | 24 | — | 24 | #646 |
| 1895 | 20 | — | 20 | #715 |
| 1894 | 18 | — | 18 | #709 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | 9 | #1,050 |
| 1892 | 20 | — | 20 | #659 |
| 1891 | 13 | — | 13 | #775 |
| 1890 | 15 | — | 15 | #715 |
| 1889 | 12 | — | 12 | #786 |
| 1888 | 15 | — | 15 | #684 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | 6 | #1,071 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | 7 | #936 |
| 1885 | 12 | — | 12 | #652 |
| 1880 | — | 5 | 5 | — |