Over the past 110 years, 19 991 girls and 862 boys have been named Nova. The name Nova ranks 899th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Nova in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Nova came in the 1930s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.