Tova
Tova is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 65 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 650.00% of girls
- Peak year
- 202394 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1942
- 2,683people given the name
The story in the numbers
2,683 girls have been named Tova in the United States since 1942, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 94 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2001, and the 2010s alone account for 21%.
By decade
In 2023, its biggest year
Tova was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2023 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2023.
Names that rose and fell with Tova
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Chanapeak 2024
- Shoshanapeak 2022
- Julypeak 2020
- Ayeshapeak 2016
- Sakinapeak 2024
- Devinapeak 2018
- Simapeak 2024
- Devorahpeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.