Meaning and history
Nova derives from the Latin novus, meaning "new," and first came into use as a name in the 19th century.
20062006: 106 births, rank #1,905
2007: 147 births, rank #1,551
2008: 178 births, rank #1,359
2009: 231 births, rank #1,105
2010: 218 births, rank #1,127
20112011: 295 births, rank #885
2012: 463 births, rank #618
2013: 567 births, rank #527
2014: 1,136 births, rank #287
2015: 1,529 births, rank #213
20162016: 2,286 births, rank #136
2017: 3,057 births, rank #94
2018: 4,174 births, rank #55
2019: 4,332 births, rank #51
2020: 5,006 births, rank #38
20212021: 5,574 births, rank #32
2022: 5,927 births, rank #32
2023: 5,282 births, rank #35
2024: 5,072 births, rank #39
20252025: 4,657 births, rank #46
Nova has made a dramatic comeback. After first appearing in the US records in 1885, it fell to #966 by 1886, before climbing to #46 in 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2022, with 5,927 births.