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Baby name
Nova
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95% girls / 5% boys
Origin of the name
Nova comes from the Latin nova, “new,” also the name of a star that suddenly grows brighter.
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Where babies named Nova are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Nova is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Nova is most common in Nevada (2.9 times), Florida (1.6) and Oklahoma (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Nova are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Nova is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Nova is most common in California (1.4 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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- Noa 2,434
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 91% | 9% |
| 1890s | 100% | 0% |
| 1900s | 100% | 0% |
| 1910s | 94% | 6% |
| 1920s | 94% | 6% |
| 1930s | 96% | 4% |
| 1940s | 94% | 6% |
| 1950s | 98% | 2% |
| 1960s | 100% | 0% |
| 1970s | 96% | 4% |
| 1980s | 95% | 5% |
| 1990s | 88% | 12% |
| 2000s | 85% | 15% |
| 2010s | 93% | 7% |
| 2020s | 96% | 4% |