Nova

Boy's name · #1308 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

4% boys · 96% girls — About 96% of babies named Nova in recent years have been girls. Nova →

Popularity over time

Nova reached #758 in 2020 and has eased to #1308 since. About 3,200 boys have carried it since 1880.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,513 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,499 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,880 in France (2025) · #1,267 in Canada (2024).

Nova — Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet (video game)
Nova Prime — Nova prime era un autobot con la misión de cyberformar planetas sin vida pero en uno de sus viajes entró al universo oscuro corrompido por la oscuridad empezó a cyberformar planetas con vida llegando a querer destruir la tierra
Nova 0:0 — Marvel Comics

Among 96 notable people named Nova:

Political leaders appear 2.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nova Iriansyah, Indonesian politician.

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