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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, 1880-2024
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Nova' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Nova in the USA from 1880-2024. 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 2143.82, 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
Girls names starting with 'N'
Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with N. These girls names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'N' names, their over all rank among all girl names, the total number of baby girls expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of girls given this name.
| 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% |