#392024 rank
2022peak year
50,995babies named Nova since 1880
▲ +17%5-year trend
Nova popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Nova mean?
From the Latin novus, 'new', and the astronomical term for a suddenly bright star. It spread as a given name with space-age culture and rose fast in the 2010s.
OriginLatin
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, nature
Names like Nova
Same era, same vibe — if you like Nova, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Novas
Spellings & variants
Novah
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