Tova
About Tova
A lively feeling choice with multicultural origins, Tova is both a Hebrew name with a positive meaning and a Swedish variant of Tove, a modern Old Norse name meaning "beautiful, beloved". In Hebrew, it would be pronounced as TOH-VAH, while in Swedish, it would be said as TOO-vuh.
Pronounced TOH-vuh.
As of October 2026, Tova ranked #2643 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1750 in 1984, Nameberry popularity #557.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,708 | 42 | 23.5 |
| 2015 | #2,584 | 70 | 39.2 |
| 2016 | #2,641 | 67 | 37.8 |
| 2017 | #2,482 | 73 | 42.3 |
| 2018 | #2,840 | 60 | 35.3 |
| 2019 | #2,994 | 55 | 32.8 |
| 2020 | #2,435 | 72 | 44.5 |
| 2021 | #3,065 | 54 | 32.9 |
| 2022 | #2,315 | 81 | 49.4 |
| 2023 | #2,075 | 94 | 58.6 |
| 2024 | #2,684 | 65 | 40.1 |
| 2025 | #2,643 | 66 | 41.1 |
World rankings
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Tova on lists
Famous Tovas
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Variations & nicknames
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