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Tova

“Good” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #2607 in the US (2025) · Trending

Tova has appeared in US records since 1942 — best rank #1726 (1984) · 2,750 babies named Tova all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,500 girls in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Tovas

• Tova Magnusson — Swedish actress and film director
• Tova Berlinski — Israeli painter
• Tova Ilan — Israeli politician
• Tova Friedman — holocaust Auschwitz survivor
• Tova Ben Zvi — Israeli singer

In stories & tradition

• Tova — Swanwhite

What Tovas become

Among 53 notable people named Tova:

Artists & writers appear 1.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tova Berlinski, Israeli painter.

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