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Nova Disciplined • Easygoing • Versatile
Nova Disciplined • Easygoing • Versatile
Disciplined • Easygoing • Versatile
NovaDisciplined • Easygoing • Versatile
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Linked To Canadian Nova Scotia And Marvel's Nova Corps, A Police Force That Appears In Guardians Of The Galaxy.
Nova Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
7.07%
Male
92.93%
Female
Nova is predominantly a girls name, with 92.93% of Novas being girls, and 7.07% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 1655 males named Nova, and 21745 females given the name
Popularity of Nova by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Nova in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Nova: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Nova' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Nova in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Nova's average ranking is 2211.33, with it's highest ever rank being #. Nova has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 2 times.
Nova has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 23400 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Nova gained the most popularity as a baby name in 2016, when it's usage went up by 151.55%. During this year, 2272 babies were named Nova, which was 0.0628% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.063%, in this year alone more than 2000 girls were named Nova.
Popular 'N' Names - Girls
| Name | 'N-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie | 1. | 90. | 6156 | 0.17% |
| Nora | 2. | 104. | 5561 | 0.154% |
| Naomi | 3. | 177. | 3772 | 0.104% |
| Nevaeh | 4. | 178. | 3756 | 0.104% |
| Natalia | 5. | 257. | 2813 | 0.078% |
| Nova | 6. | 310. | 2272 | 0.063% |
| Norah | 7. | 352. | 2016 | 0.056% |
| Nicole | 8. | 367. | 1941 | 0.054% |
| Noelle | 9. | 532. | 1260 | 0.035% |
| Nina | 10. | 636. | 1041 | 0.029% |
| Nyla | 11. | 671. | 993 | 0.027% |
| Nadia | 12. | 720. | 908 | 0.025% |
| Nylah | 13. | 810. | 795 | 0.022% |
| Nia | 14. | 862. | 730 | 0.02% |
| Nayeli | 15. | 925. | 670 | 0.019% |
| Nathalie | 16. | 1280. | 434 | 0.012% |
| Noa | 17. | 1386. | 389 | 0.011% |
| Natasha | 18. | 1393. | 387 | 0.011% |
| Nala | 19. | 1461. | 361 | 0.01% |
| Noemi | 20. | 1468. | 360 | 0.01% |