Nova is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #46 in 2025.
Nova is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #46 among girls (4,657) and #1,308 among boys (149) — overall #112 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,806 | 4,806 | #46 | #1,308 |
| 2024 | 5,248 | 5,248 | #39 | #1,179 |
| 2023 | 5,519 | 5,519 | #35 | #954 |
| 2022 | 6,198 | 6,198 | #32 | #879 |
| 2021 | 5,851 | 5,851 | #32 | #851 |
| 2020 | 5,323 | 5,330 | #38 | #758 |
| 2019 | 4,591 | 4,591 | #51 | #857 |
| 2018 | 4,428 | 4,428 | #55 | #866 |
| 2017 | 3,287 | 3,287 | #94 | #921 |
| 2016 | 2,438 | 2,438 | #136 | #1,232 |
| 2015 | 1,658 | 1,658 | #213 | #1,356 |
| 2014 | 1,240 | 1,240 | #287 | #1,545 |
| 2013 | 646 | 646 | #527 | #1,824 |
| 2012 | 526 | 526 | #618 | #2,148 |
| 2011 | 336 | 336 | #886 | #2,887 |
| 2010 | 255 | 255 | #1,129 | #3,118 |
| 2009 | 273 | 273 | #1,105 | #2,882 |
| 2008 | 206 | 206 | #1,365 | #3,806 |
| 2007 | 170 | 170 | #1,553 | #4,327 |
| 2006 | 129 | 129 | #1,916 | #4,187 |
| 2005 | 124 | 124 | #1,889 | #4,294 |
| 2004 | 136 | 136 | #1,710 | #4,097 |
| 2003 | 112 | 112 | #1,870 | #5,788 |
| 2002 | 104 | 104 | #1,951 | #5,640 |
| 2001 | 105 | 105 | #1,992 | #4,244 |
| 2000 | 74 | 74 | #2,362 | #7,976 |
| 1999 | 65 | 65 | #2,597 | #6,374 |
| 1998 | 63 | 63 | #2,557 | #6,686 |
| 1997 | 48 | — | #3,137 | #5,970 |
| 1996 | 29 | — | #4,423 | #10,094 |
| 1995 | 22 | — | #4,638 | — |
| 1994 | 19 | — | #5,178 | — |
| 1993 | 21 | — | #4,759 | — |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #7,874 | — |
| 1991 | 20 | — | #4,945 | — |
| 1990 | 30 | — | #4,085 | #9,102 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | #5,478 | #7,642 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #4,610 | — |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #4,233 | — |
| 1986 | 26 | — | #3,431 | — |
| 1985 | 38 | — | #2,579 | — |
| 1984 | 36 | — | #2,608 | — |
| 1983 | 36 | — | #2,541 | — |
| 1982 | 57 | — | #2,072 | #5,442 |
| 1981 | 53 | — | #2,002 | — |
| 1980 | 71 | — | #1,716 | #6,984 |
| 1979 | 76 | — | #1,620 | #5,848 |
| 1978 | 56 | — | #1,817 | — |
| 1977 | 85 | — | #1,343 | — |
| 1976 | 70 | — | #1,559 | #6,215 |
| 1975 | 57 | — | #1,686 | — |
| 1974 | 59 | — | #1,721 | #5,064 |
| 1973 | 48 | — | #1,799 | — |
| 1972 | 58 | — | #1,585 | — |
| 1971 | 52 | — | #1,897 | #4,760 |
| 1970 | 51 | — | #1,773 | — |
| 1969 | 36 | — | #2,125 | — |
| 1968 | 29 | — | #2,276 | — |
| 1967 | 35 | — | #1,998 | — |
| 1966 | 38 | — | #1,873 | — |
| 1965 | 35 | — | #1,977 | — |
| 1964 | 50 | — | #1,626 | — |
| 1963 | 72 | — | #1,303 | — |
| 1962 | 50 | — | #1,603 | — |
| 1961 | 23 | — | #2,589 | — |
| 1960 | 34 | — | #1,970 | — |
| 1959 | 21 | — | #2,571 | — |
| 1958 | 19 | — | #2,728 | — |
| 1957 | 32 | — | #2,204 | #3,853 |
| 1956 | 31 | — | #1,960 | — |
| 1955 | 39 | — | #1,660 | — |
| 1954 | 27 | — | #2,061 | — |
| 1953 | 25 | — | #2,109 | — |
| 1952 | 33 | — | #1,736 | — |
| 1951 | 33 | — | #1,690 | — |
| 1950 | 29 | — | #1,787 | — |
| 1949 | 42 | — | #1,432 | — |
| 1948 | 49 | — | #1,400 | #4,037 |
| 1947 | 34 | — | #1,656 | — |
| 1946 | 38 | — | #1,550 | #3,875 |
| 1945 | 27 | — | #1,612 | — |
| 1944 | 29 | — | #1,537 | — |
| 1943 | 47 | — | #1,315 | #2,897 |
| 1942 | 48 | — | #1,243 | #3,456 |
| 1941 | 35 | — | #1,304 | — |
| 1940 | 44 | — | #1,094 | — |
| 1939 | 49 | — | #1,019 | — |
| 1938 | 74 | — | #860 | #3,420 |
| 1937 | 60 | — | #961 | #3,096 |
| 1936 | 56 | — | #920 | — |
| 1935 | 72 | — | #804 | — |
| 1934 | 78 | — | #762 | — |
| 1933 | 58 | — | #891 | — |
| 1932 | 73 | — | #799 | — |
| 1931 | 82 | — | #783 | #3,312 |
| 1930 | 80 | — | #821 | #4,391 |
| 1929 | 109 | — | #690 | #4,378 |
| 1928 | 84 | — | #783 | — |
| 1927 | 77 | — | #846 | — |
| 1926 | 80 | — | #859 | #4,641 |
| 1925 | 100 | — | #767 | #4,067 |
| 1924 | 101 | — | #790 | #2,582 |
| 1923 | 85 | — | #823 | #4,707 |
| 1922 | 97 | — | #788 | #2,756 |
| 1921 | 96 | — | #768 | #4,791 |
| 1920 | 123 | — | #693 | #2,559 |
| 1919 | 96 | — | #755 | #3,051 |
| 1918 | 79 | — | #805 | — |
| 1917 | 90 | — | #756 | #4,402 |
| 1916 | 88 | — | #765 | #3,409 |
| 1915 | 77 | — | #796 | #2,992 |
| 1914 | 47 | — | #863 | — |
| 1913 | 64 | — | #675 | #3,125 |
| 1912 | 54 | — | #685 | — |
| 1911 | 41 | — | #730 | #1,930 |
| 1910 | 32 | — | #764 | — |
| 1909 | 39 | — | #633 | — |
| 1908 | 36 | — | #643 | — |
| 1907 | 32 | — | #677 | — |
| 1906 | 27 | — | #712 | — |
| 1905 | 30 | — | #652 | — |
| 1904 | 24 | — | #722 | — |
| 1903 | 21 | — | #754 | — |
| 1902 | 18 | — | #838 | — |
| 1901 | 23 | — | #679 | — |
| 1900 | 29 | — | #670 | — |
| 1899 | 20 | — | #722 | — |
| 1898 | 30 | — | #594 | — |
| 1897 | 18 | — | #754 | — |
| 1896 | 24 | — | #647 | — |
| 1895 | 20 | — | #720 | — |
| 1894 | 18 | — | #714 | — |
| 1893 | 9 | — | #1,071 | — |
| 1892 | 20 | — | #659 | — |
| 1891 | 13 | — | #779 | — |
| 1890 | 15 | — | #711 | — |
| 1889 | 12 | — | #787 | — |
| 1888 | 15 | — | #683 | — |
| 1887 | 6 | — | #1,122 | — |
| 1886 | 7 | — | #966 | — |
| 1885 | 12 | — | #652 | — |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #1,024 |