Tova
Tova was the 2643rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1750th; the most babies were born in 2023 (94). Over the last ten years it has moved down 57 places. More babies were named Tova in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,643 girls, down 206 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 66girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202394 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,750babies recorded
Tova popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,643 | 66 |
| 2020 | #2,437 | 72 |
| 2010 | #3,072 | 55 |
| 2000 | #3,519 | 38 |
| 1990 | #3,077 | 37 |
| 1980 | #2,862 | 32 |
| 1970 | #3,196 | 21 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #6,041 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tova, counting every spelling?
Tova is the most common spelling of a name family that had 77 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 77 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tova | 66 | #2,643 | 361 |
| Tovah | 11 | #9,414 | 72 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tova?
66 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tova (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tova born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 127 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tova.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tova?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Tova are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 10 and 41. That makes Tova mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tova by state
How common Tova was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (11.6×), New York (3.8×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tova: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tova, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tova
How popular is the name Tova?
Tova was the 2643rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1750th; the most babies were born in 2023 (94). Over the last ten years it has moved down 57 places. More babies were named Tova in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tova a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tova in the US.
Where is Tova most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tova was most common in New Jersey (0.52 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Maryland.