Nova Name Popularity

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How popular is Nova?

The popular name Nova was the 56th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 100 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity ranking of #56 was reached for the first time this year with 4,124 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Nova was less than 5, most recently in 1884.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Nova occurred roughly during the years 1889-1892, 1893-1898, 1902-1905, 1909-1916, 1917-1920, 1957-1963, 1973-1977, and 1994-2017, whereas 1929-1933, 1938-1941, and 1982-1987 were years of successive downward movement.

Nova became more popular as a girls name in 1885.

Where is the name Nova popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

For a number of years, the name Nova has been soaring upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Nova lately has risen dramatically.

The name Nova is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Nova (Girl)		Nova (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		4,124	56	251	866
2017		3,036	95	230	919
2016		2,281	136	152	1,228
2015		1,524	214	129	1,353
2014		1,132	287	104	1,541
2013		565	529	79	1,821
2012		461	620	63	2,145
2011		295	886	41	2,882
2010		217	1,130	37	3,118
2009		231	1,105	42	2,877
2008		176	1,371	28	3,805
2007		145	1,569	23	4,321
2006		105	1,927	23	4,186
2005		103	1,889	21	4,292
2004		114	1,710	22	4,096
2003		99	1,869	13	5,787
2002		91	1,947	13	5,634
2001		86	1,991	19	4,242
2000		66	2,362	8	7,973
1999		55	2,596	10	6,371
1998		54	2,555	9	6,685
1997		38	3,137	10	5,966
1996		24	4,422	5	10,089
1995		22	4,637	< 5	--
1994		19	5,178	< 5	--
1993		21	4,756	< 5	--
1992		11	7,874	< 5	--
1991		20	4,944	< 5	--
1990		25	4,082	5	9,094
1989		16	5,477	6	7,641
1988		19	4,609	< 5	--
1987		20	4,232	< 5	--
1986		26	3,429	< 5	--
1985		38	2,579	< 5	--
1984		36	2,608	< 5	--
1983		36	2,541	< 5	--
1982		50	2,072	7	5,438
1981		53	2,001	< 5	--
1980		66	1,717	5	6,985
1979		70	1,620	6	5,848
1978		56	1,817	< 5	--
1977		85	1,343	< 5	--
1976		65	1,559	5	6,210
1975		57	1,687	< 5	--
1974		53	1,723	6	5,062
1973		48	1,799	< 5	--
1972		58	1,585	< 5	--
1971		46	1,896	6	4,759
1970		51	1,773	< 5	--
1969		36	2,124	< 5	--
1968		29	2,274	< 5	--
1967		35	1,998	< 5	--
1966		38	1,871	< 5	--
1965		35	1,979	< 5	--
1964		50	1,627	< 5	--
1963		72	1,304	< 5	--
1962		50	1,604	< 5	--
1961		23	2,588	< 5	--
1960		34	1,972	< 5	--
1959		21	2,570	< 5	--
1958		19	2,726	< 5	--
1957		26	2,205	6	3,853
1956		31	1,959	< 5	--
1955		39	1,660	< 5	--
1954		27	2,060	< 5	--
1953		25	2,108	< 5	--
1952		33	1,736	< 5	--
1951		33	1,689	< 5	--
1950		29	1,786	< 5	--
1949		42	1,432	< 5	--
1948		44	1,400	5	4,037
1947		34	1,655	< 5	--
1946		33	1,550	5	3,875
1945		27	1,612	< 5	--
1944		29	1,537	< 5	--
1943		39	1,315	8	2,895
1942		42	1,242	6	3,457
1941		35	1,304	< 5	--
1940		44	1,094	< 5	--
1939		49	1,020	< 5	--
1938		68	860	6	3,421
1937		53	961	7	3,096
1936		56	920	< 5	--
1935		72	802	< 5	--
1934		78	762	< 5	--
1933		58	892	< 5	--
1932		73	799	< 5	--
1931		75	782	7	3,312
1930		75	821	5	4,392
1929		104	690	5	4,377
1928		84	783	< 5	--
1927		77	846	< 5	--
1926		75	859	5	4,642
1925		94	767	6	4,066
1924		89	790	12	2,582
1923		80	823	5	4,707
1922		86	788	11	2,755
1921		91	769	5	4,792
1920		111	693	12	2,560
1919		87	755	9	3,051
1918		79	805	< 5	--
1917		85	756	5	4,402
1916		81	765	7	3,409
1915		69	796	8	2,992
1914		47	863	< 5	--
1913		59	675	5	3,125
1912		54	685	< 5	--
1911		36	730	5	1,930
1910		32	765	< 5	--
1909		39	633	< 5	--
1908		36	643	< 5	--
1907		32	677	< 5	--
1906		27	712	< 5	--
1905		30	652	< 5	--
1904		24	722	< 5	--
1903		21	754	< 5	--
1902		18	838	< 5	--
1901		23	679	< 5	--
1900		29	670	< 5	--
1899		20	722	< 5	--
1898		30	594	< 5	--
1897		18	754	< 5	--
1896		24	647	< 5	--
1895		20	720	< 5	--
1894		18	714	< 5	--
1893		9	1,071	< 5	--
1892		20	659	< 5	--
1891		13	779	< 5	--
1890		15	711	< 5	--
1889		12	787	< 5	--
1888		15	683	< 5	--
1887		6	1,122	< 5	--
1886		7	966	< 5	--
1885		12	652	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	5	1,024

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.