Girls name
Nova
Nova is a girls' name given to 51,590 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 2022 with 5,927 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 4th among girls names in Mississippi in 2022.
Which states favor Nova
Nova by state
Top states by all-time births named Nova. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 4,562 | #61 (2025) |
| 2 | California | 4,299 | #93 (2025) |
| 3 | Florida | 2,933 | #39 (2025) |
| 4 | Ohio | 2,444 | #28 (2025) |
| 5 | Georgia | 2,303 | #19 (2025) |
| 6 | North Carolina | 2,270 | #29 (2025) |
| 7 | New York | 2,166 | #80 (2025) |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 2,050 | #40 (2025) |
| 9 | Michigan | 1,799 | — |
| 10 | Illinois | 1,661 | — |
| 11 | Indiana | 1,541 | — |
| 12 | Tennessee | 1,523 | — |
| 13 | Missouri | 1,442 | — |
| 14 | Virginia | 1,188 | — |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 1,146 | — |
| 16 | Kentucky | 1,079 | — |
| 17 | Washington | 1,014 | — |
| 18 | Alabama | 978 | — |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 968 | — |
| 20 | South Carolina | 960 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).