The baby name Nova is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NOH-vuh (/ˈnoʊvə/).
Nova is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Nova is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NOH-vuh (/ˈnoʊvə/).
Nova is Latin in Origin.
Rooted in Latin nova meaning "new," Nova entered English through both classical grammar (nova as the feminine form of novus) and the astronomical term. In the sky, a nova is a star that suddenly brightens, from stella nova, "new star." The word remains transparent in many languages: it is the feminine adjective for "new" in Portuguese and Spanish and closely parallels Slavic forms (e.g., Serbian/Croatian nova), underscoring themes of freshness and renewal.
As a given name, Nova surfaced in the early 20th century amid fascination with space, saw modest mid-century use (notably British actress Nova Pilbeam), and has surged since the 2010s across the US, UK, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia. Variants and related forms include Novah (modern spelling), Novalee and Novalie (elaborations), and Novella (Italian cognate from novellus). Nicknames like Novi occur. Meaning centers on "new" and "new star": brightness, discovery, and new beginnings.
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova | Tennessee | Diane Kruger | television actor | ★★★★★ | Norman Reedus | film director | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| KR | Girls | 0 | #15 | 1 | 572 |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #22 | 2 | 950 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| ID | 0 | #32 | 8 | 2,238 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #37 | 249 | 1,568 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #39 | 5,044 | 8,487 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #66 | 33 | 3,319 |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #77 | 289 | 2,795 |
| Norway | Girls | 2025 | #83 | 47 | 453 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| SD | 0 | #99 | 4 | 2,130 | |
| TW | 0 | #100 | 4 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #110 | 5 | 5,459 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #113 | 23 | 1,786 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #116 | 16 | 4,130 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2024 | #118 | 68 | 424 |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #136 | 4 | 6,332 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #141 | 2 | 1,888 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 2,277 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BD | 0 | #214 | 14 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #227 | 50 | 8,139 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #228 | 14 | 7,111 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #229 | 6 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #240 | 20 | 7,507 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #244 | 6 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #248 | 4 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #257 | 3 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #257 | 7 | 7,056 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #257 | 90 | 7,678 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1,845 | 14,742 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #270 | 47 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #275 | 21 | 10,560 | |
| SG | 0 | #275 | 8 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #288 | 19 | 2,588 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #290 | 5 | 3,687 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #293 | 94 | 8,413 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| EG | 0 | #306 | 98 | 6,387 | |
| MY | 0 | #321 | 10 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #325 | 7 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #328 | 5 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #334 | 6 | 7,570 |
| BR | 0 | #336 | 10 | 5,969 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 55 | 13,098 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #337 | 13 | 8,829 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #351 | 7 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #359 | 38 | 15,987 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #360 | 3 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #373 | 33 | 3,185 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #383 | 5 | 2,865 |
| YE | 0 | #393 | 6 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #436 | 10 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #442 | 10 | 7,952 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #451 | 65 | 19,177 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #465 | 10 | 7,625 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #466 | 88 | 20,968 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #467 | 38 | 11,303 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #477 | 7 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #484 | 22 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #485 | 14 | 11,913 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #491 | 96 | 18,916 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #507 | 21 | 12,905 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #510 | 14 | 10,981 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #514 | 275 | 3,895 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| LY | 0 | #520 | 16 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #521 | 33 | 17,937 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #536 | 6 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #549 | 67 | 16,104 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #555 | 6 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #561 | 16 | 10,045 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #568 | 6 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #583 | 368 | 25,931 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #616 | 7 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #619 | 7 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| LB | 0 | #632 | 27 | 13,263 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #639 | 7 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #644 | 39 | 3,552 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #646 | 6 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #647 | 19 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #650 | 18 | 13,071 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #671 | 27 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #673 | 79 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #691 | 17 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #706 | 23 | 11,684 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #717 | 176 | 7,044 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #735 | 210 | 12,708 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #737 | 263 | 24,821 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #751 | 206 | 5,933 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #758 | 12 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #777 | 10 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #795 | 92 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #796 | 34 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #816 | 23 | 4,949 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #835 | 17 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #860 | 19 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #867 | 54 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #904 | 27 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #918 | 26 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #925 | 58 | 16,355 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #929 | 23 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #933 | 19 | 16,906 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #960 | 24 | 5,561 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #987 | 15 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,026 | 86 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,032 | 97 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,045 | 34 | 16,140 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 14 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,086 | 91 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,095 | 47 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,126 | 53 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,145 | 67 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,170 | 14 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,384 | 63 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,407 | 65 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,532 | 83 | 28,008 |
Nova is popular in 84 countries — most recent births per country:
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