Name
Nova
Meaning
Nova is a feminine name of Latin origin meaning “new”.
Nova is Latin for new, but its naming power comes from astronomy, where a nova is a star that abruptly flares to dazzling brightness. The name's blend of science, space, and a fashionable -a ending propelled one of the fastest rises in recent American naming.
Soared into the US girls' top 40 by the early 2020s.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #46 in 2025 · peak #32 in 2022
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /NOH-vah/
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Questions
Nova is a feminine name of Latin origin meaning “new”. Nova is Latin for new, but its naming power comes from astronomy, where a nova is a star that abruptly flares to dazzling brightness.
Nova is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Soared into the US girls' top 40 by the early 2020s.
The name Nova comes from Latin. Nova is Latin for new, but its naming power comes from astronomy, where a nova is a star that abruptly flares to dazzling brightness. The name's blend of science, space, and a fashionable -a ending propelled one of the fastest rises in recent American naming.
Nova is pronounced NOH-vah.
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