Nova Popularity by Year
Follow Nova across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Nova birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 149 | #1,305 | Down 129 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 4,657 | #46 | Down 7 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 176 | #1,176 | Down 224 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 5,072 | #39 | Down 4 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 237 | #952 | Down 74 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 5,282 | #35 | Down 3 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 271 | #878 | Down 27 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 5,927 | #32 | No rank change |
| 2021 | Boys | 277 | #851 | Down 93 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 5,574 | #32 | Up 6 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 317 | #758 | Up 99 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 5,006 | #38 | Up 13 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 259 | #857 | Up 5 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 4,332 | #51 | Up 4 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 254 | #862 | Up 58 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 4,174 | #55 | Up 39 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 230 | #920 | Up 309 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 3,057 | #94 | Up 42 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 152 | #1,229 | Up 124 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 2,286 | #136 | Up 77 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 129 | #1,353 | Up 183 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 1,529 | #213 | Up 74 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 104 | #1,536 | Up 275 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 1,136 | #287 | Up 240 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 79 | #1,811 | Up 321 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 567 | #527 | Up 91 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 63 | #2,132 | Up 720 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 463 | #618 | Up 267 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 41 | #2,852 | Up 220 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 295 | #885 | Up 242 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 37 | #3,072 | Down 225 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 218 | #1,127 | Down 22 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 42 | #2,847 | Up 897 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 231 | #1,105 | Up 254 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 28 | #3,744 | Up 499 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 178 | #1,359 | Up 192 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 23 | #4,243 | Down 138 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 147 | #1,551 | Up 354 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 23 | #4,105 | Up 93 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 106 | #1,905 | Down 27 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 21 | #4,198 | Down 193 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 103 | #1,878 | Down 180 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 22 | #4,005 | Up 1,553 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 114 | #1,698 | Up 160 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 13 | #5,558 | Down 163 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 99 | #1,858 | Up 76 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 13 | #5,395 | Down 1,274 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 91 | #1,934 | Up 44 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 19 | #4,121 | Up 3,295 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 86 | #1,978 | Up 354 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 8 | #7,416 | Down 1,374 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 66 | #2,332 | Up 235 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 10 | #6,042 | Up 272 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 55 | #2,567 | Down 37 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 9 | #6,314 | Down 672 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 54 | #2,530 | Up 575 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 10 | #5,642 | Up 3,373 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 38 | #3,105 | Up 1,201 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 5 | #9,015 | Down 898 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 24 | #4,306 | Up 212 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 22 | #4,518 | Up 498 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 19 | #5,016 | Down 345 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 21 | #4,671 | Up 2,841 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 11 | #7,512 | Down 2,704 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 20 | #4,808 | Down 805 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 5 | #8,117 | Down 1,176 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 25 | #4,003 | Up 1,283 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 6 | #6,941 | Down 1,938 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 16 | #5,286 | Down 790 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 19 | #4,496 | Down 374 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 20 | #4,122 | Down 762 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 26 | #3,360 | Down 815 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 38 | #2,545 | Up 29 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 36 | #2,574 | Down 58 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 36 | #2,516 | Down 466 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 7 | #5,003 | Up 1,247 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 50 | #2,050 | Down 65 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 53 | #1,985 | Down 281 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 5 | #6,250 | Down 895 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 66 | #1,704 | Down 99 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 6 | #5,355 | Up 232 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 70 | #1,605 | Up 199 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 56 | #1,804 | Down 463 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 85 | #1,341 | Up 210 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 5 | #5,587 | Down 953 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 65 | #1,551 | Up 121 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 57 | #1,672 | Up 37 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 6 | #4,634 | Down 259 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 53 | #1,709 | Up 79 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 48 | #1,788 | Down 210 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 58 | #1,578 | Up 299 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 6 | #4,375 | Down 823 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 46 | #1,877 | Down 122 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 51 | #1,755 | Up 347 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 36 | #2,102 | Up 144 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 29 | #2,246 | Down 266 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 35 | #1,980 | Down 121 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 38 | #1,859 | Up 91 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 35 | #1,950 | Down 340 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 50 | #1,610 | Down 312 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 72 | #1,298 | Up 300 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 50 | #1,598 | Up 945 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 23 | #2,543 | Down 590 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 34 | #1,953 | Up 564 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 21 | #2,517 | Up 146 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 19 | #2,663 | Down 495 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 6 | #3,552 | Up 116 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 26 | #2,168 | Down 237 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 31 | #1,931 | Down 290 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 39 | #1,641 | Up 386 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 27 | #2,027 | Up 44 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 25 | #2,071 | Down 358 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 33 | #1,713 | Down 48 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 33 | #1,665 | Up 99 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 29 | #1,764 | Down 341 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 42 | #1,423 | Down 37 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 5 | #3,668 | Down 143 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 44 | #1,386 | Up 247 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 34 | #1,633 | Down 101 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 5 | #3,525 | Down 793 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 33 | #1,532 | Up 56 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 27 | #1,588 | Down 69 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 29 | #1,519 | Down 214 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 8 | #2,732 | Up 480 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 39 | #1,305 | Down 76 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 6 | #3,212 | Down 37 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 42 | #1,229 | Up 65 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 35 | #1,294 | Down 206 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 44 | #1,088 | Down 79 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 49 | #1,009 | Down 152 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 6 | #3,175 | Down 270 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 68 | #857 | Up 93 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 7 | #2,905 | Up 190 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 53 | #950 | Down 41 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 56 | #909 | Down 111 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 72 | #798 | Down 42 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 78 | #756 | Up 131 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 58 | #887 | Down 92 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 73 | #795 | Down 18 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 7 | #3,095 | Up 906 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 75 | #777 | Up 41 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 5 | #4,001 | Down 42 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 75 | #818 | Down 128 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 5 | #3,959 | Up 242 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 104 | #690 | Up 91 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 84 | #781 | Up 58 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 77 | #839 | Up 15 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 5 | #4,201 | Down 460 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 75 | #854 | Down 90 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 6 | #3,741 | Down 1,268 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 94 | #764 | Up 24 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 12 | #2,473 | Up 1,766 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 89 | #788 | Up 31 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 5 | #4,239 | Down 1,609 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 80 | #819 | Down 35 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 11 | #2,630 | Up 1,692 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 86 | #784 | Down 18 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 5 | #4,322 | Down 1,863 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 91 | #766 | Down 76 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 12 | #2,459 | Up 418 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 111 | #690 | Up 62 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 9 | #2,877 | Up 1,104 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 87 | #752 | Up 50 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 79 | #802 | Down 49 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 5 | #3,981 | Down 804 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 85 | #753 | Up 8 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 7 | #3,177 | Down 348 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 81 | #761 | Up 30 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 8 | #2,829 | Down 8 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 69 | #791 | Up 64 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 47 | #855 | Down 181 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 5 | #2,821 | Down 1,081 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 59 | #674 | Up 4 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 54 | #678 | Up 44 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 5 | #1,740 | Down 831 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 36 | #722 | Up 31 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 32 | #753 | Down 129 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 39 | #624 | Up 15 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 36 | #639 | Up 27 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 32 | #666 | Up 41 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 27 | #707 | Down 65 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 30 | #642 | Up 68 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 24 | #710 | Up 24 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 21 | #734 | Up 84 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 18 | #818 | Down 159 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 23 | #659 | Down 3 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 29 | #656 | Up 48 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 20 | #704 | Down 118 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 30 | #586 | Up 149 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 18 | #735 | Down 100 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 24 | #635 | Up 68 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 20 | #703 | Down 6 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 18 | #697 | Up 326 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 9 | #1,023 | Down 385 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 20 | #638 | Up 112 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 13 | #750 | Down 57 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 15 | #693 | Up 64 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 12 | #757 | Down 94 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 15 | #663 | Up 373 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 6 | #1,036 | Down 139 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 7 | #897 | Down 268 places |
| 1885 | Girls | 12 | #629 | — |
| 1880 | Boys | 5 | #909 | — |