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Nova

“New” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #46 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Nova has appeared in US records since 1885 — best rank #32 (2021) · 55,783 babies named Nova all-time · 1 in 340 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #36 in Netherlands (2025) · #42 in Sweden (2025) · #68 in England & Wales (2025) · #74 in Scotland (2025) · #79 in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Novas

• Nova Peris — Australian politician, hockey player and sprinter
• Nova Pilbeam — British actress (1919-2015)
• Nova Miller — Swedish singer
• Nova Villa — Filipino actress
• Nova Meierhenrich — German television presenter and actress

In stories & tradition

• Nova — Earth-616
• Nova 0:0 — Earth-616

What Novas become

Among 95 notable people named Nova:

Political leaders appear 2.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nova Peris, Australian politician, hockey player and sprinter.

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