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Girl name

Tova

100% girls · 66 born in 2025

Tova has been given to about 2,750 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,687
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tova per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 94
  • Born in 202566
  • All time2,750
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Tova?

Its best year was 2023, when 94 babies were given the name, ranking 2075th. The typical living American called Tova is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Tova

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nova0.81
  2. Tonya0.64
  3. Tonja0.64
  4. Tosha0.64
  5. Treva0.62
  6. Tonia0.59
  7. Ava0.55
  8. Eva0.55

Middle names for Tova

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tova Josephine0.84
  2. Tova Rose0.83
  3. Tova Louise0.83
  4. Tova June0.82
  5. Tova Pearl0.82
  6. Tova Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Tova

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.93
  2. Mustafabrother · 0.91
  3. Hassanbrother · 0.90
  4. Chanasister · 0.90
  5. Violetasister · 0.90
  6. Rivkasister · 0.89

Where Tova is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.03%
  2. New York0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Tova White0.78
  2. Tova Reyes0.78
  3. Tova Nguyen0.78
  4. Tova Moore0.78
  5. Tova Lee0.78
  6. Tova Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Tova

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Tova across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.