Nova
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About Nova
The name Nova is currently ranked #46 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #32 in 2021. The name is most popular in Mississippi, Mississippi, and Alabama. Nova is occasionally used for boys in 2025.
2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Nova ranked #46 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #32 in 2021, Nameberry popularity #134.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #287 | 1,136 | 635.9 |
| 2015 | #214 | 1,528 | 856 |
| 2016 | #136 | 2,285 | 1,289.5 |
| 2017 | #94 | 3,054 | 1,768.9 |
| 2018 | #55 | 4,174 | 2,453.7 |
| 2019 | #51 | 4,329 | 2,579.3 |
| 2020 | #38 | 5,005 | 3,096.1 |
| 2021 | #32 | 5,565 | 3,391.5 |
| 2022 | #32 | 5,920 | 3,609.5 |
| 2023 | #35 | 5,274 | 3,286.8 |
| 2024 | #39 | 5,044 | 3,113.2 |
| 2025 | #46 | 4,657 | 2,897.5 |
World rankings
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Famous Novas
- Nova Margery Pilbeam
British stage and film actress
- Nova Maree Peris
first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal (hockey) and Australia's first female Indigenous federal parliamentarian
- Nova Ren Suma
American novelist
- Nova Skipp
English actress; daughter of actor Colin Skipp
- Nova Danzig (b. 2008)
daughter of mixed martial artist Mac Danzig
- Nova Star DeJesus (b. 2011)
daughter of TV personality Briana DeJesus of "Teen Mom 3"
- Nova Campbell (b. 2014)
daughter of actress Lake Bell and Scott Campbell
- Novalee Reign "Nova" Baltierra (b. 2015)
daughter of TV personalities Catelynn and Tyler Baltierra of "Teen Mom"
- Nova Whitfield (b. 2016)
daughter of rapper/actor DC Young Fly and Jacky Oh
- Nova Reedus
daughter of Norman Reedus and Diane Kruger.
Nova in pop culture
- Nova
character in "Planet of the Apes"
- Nova Prescott
main character in the Disney film "Prom"
- Nova
a character in the movie "Sharknado"
- Nova Corps
intergalactic police force from the "Guardians of the Galaxy" movie series
- "Terra Nova
" a 2011 Fox TV series
- November Annabella "Nova" Terra
Character in the Starcraft Universe
- Nova
character in MoondustBri's YouTube series Lunar Project 2.0
- Nova Artino/Nova McLain
the main character of Marissa Meyer's Renegades novels.
- Nova Citroen
character in the Jackie Collins novel 'Rock Star'.
- Nova
popular British women's magazine of the 1960s
- 'Biba Nova'
song from the British television series 'Rock Follies'.