Over the past 110 years, 862 boys and 19 991 girls have been named Nova. The name Nova ranks 2736th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Nova in 2004. The peak of popularity of the name Nova came in the 2000s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.