Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Tova

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
goodly
English
Name of an earl

Syllables

2

Pronunciation

t(o)-va

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #2061, 94 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2607, 66 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202566
202465
202394
202281
202154
202072
201955
201860
201773
201667

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #2201, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20253
20249
20238
20227
20217
20206
20193
20184
201712
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #3978, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #749, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #434, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence