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Nova
Rank in 2024
#39
Born in 2024
5,044
Peak year
2022 · #32
Origin
Latin
Also recorded for boys:176 in 2024 (#1,176)
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 5,044 girls were named Nova, about 1 in every 320.
- It peaked in 2022 with 5,920 babies, ranked #32.
- It first shows up in the records in 1885.
- 51,063 girls have been named Nova since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Nova per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 2.2Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 1,582 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Silent: 1,061 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Boomers: 665 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 828 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Millennials: 436 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 2,342 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 43,881 babies, 2.16 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Latin nova (“new”). ==== Proper noun ==== Nova A female given name from Latin.
- A female given name from Latin.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- Not recorded
From Wiktionary’s entry for Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0.