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Nova

“New” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #1305 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Nova has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #758 (2020) · 3,227 babies named Nova all-time · 1 in 11,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,400 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 15,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Novas

• Nova Widianto — badminton player
• Nova Iriansyah — Indonesian politician
• Nova Spivack — American businessman
• Nova Arianto — Indonesian footballer

In stories & tradition

• Nova — Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet
• Nova Prime — character
• Nova 0:0 — Earth-616

What Novas become

Among 95 notable people named Nova:

Political leaders appear 2.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nova Iriansyah, Indonesian politician.

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