The baby name Tuva is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TOO-vah; IPA: /ˈtuːvə/ (Scandinavian variants: [ˈtʉːva] or [ˈtuːva]).
Tuva is Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Tuva is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TOO-vah; IPA: /ˈtuːvə/ (Scandinavian variants: [ˈtʉːva] or [ˈtuːva]).
Tuva is Scandinavian in Origin.
Tuva is a Scandinavian feminine given name, especially common in Norway and Sweden. A modern form of Tove/Tova, it goes back to Old Norse Tófa, attested on Viking Age runestones. Medieval forms occur across Denmark, Sweden, and Norway on stones and charters. Tófa is widely seen as a short form of Þór- compounds, especially Þórfríðr (Þórr "Thor" + fríðr "fair, beloved"), giving Tuva the sense "Thor's fair one."
Revived with the Nordic medieval-name renaissance, Tuva surged in Norway in the 1990s–2000s and remains familiar across Scandinavia. Variants include Tove, Tova, Tófa, and the older spelling Thova; note the lookalike Hebrew Tova/Tovah ("good") is unrelated. In Swedish and Norwegian, tuva also means a small grass tuft or tussock, adding a gentle nature echo.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | Girls | 2025 | #26 | 170 | 453 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #50 | 191 | 1,568 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #134 | 2 | 1,786 |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #664 | 75 | 3,895 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,198 | 14 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Tuva is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:
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