Is Tova a boy or girl name?
Tova is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 65 girls and 0 boys were named Tova, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,683 US babies named Tova were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,684
- Babies named Tova since 1942
- 2,683
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 94 babies
Boys and girls named Tova, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 65 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 131 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 268 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 448 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 380 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 441 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 574 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 366 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,684 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,075 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,315 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,065 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,435 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,994 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,840 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,482 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,641 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,584 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,708 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,458 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,831 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,599 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,072 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,794 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,118 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,212 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,068 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,506 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,486 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,652 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,141 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,192 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,519 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,890 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,494 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,933 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,089 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,018 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,874 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,152 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,337 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,736 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,077 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,098 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,488 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,194 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,074 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,098 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,750 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,021 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,014 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,445 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,862 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,739 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,904 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,857 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,510 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,101 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,227 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,897 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,949 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,196 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,096 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,625 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,952 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,547 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,256 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,501 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,788 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,025 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,524 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,096 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,962 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,884 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,655 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,246 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,465 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,330 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,042 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,977 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,314 |
Highest rank
Tova has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,750 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.