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Tova

Girl

Meaning of Tova: Hebrew: 'good' or 'pleasant'

Tova is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2536th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2536

66 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,750

First recorded 1942 · peak 2023

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 40 babies1982: 30 babies1983: 51 babies1984: 63 babies1985: 51 babies1986: 52 babies1987: 50 babies1988: 44 babies1989: 35 babies1990: 37 babies19901991: 44 babies1992: 34 babies1993: 37 babies1994: 42 babies1995: 39 babies1996: 39 babies1997: 42 babies1998: 35 babies1999: 31 babies2000: 38 babies20002001: 44 babies2002: 46 babies2003: 39 babies2004: 43 babies2005: 43 babies2006: 37 babies2007: 54 babies2008: 55 babies2009: 42 babies2010: 55 babies20102011: 44 babies2012: 62 babies2013: 46 babies2014: 42 babies2015: 70 babies2016: 67 babies2017: 73 babies2018: 60 babies2019: 55 babies2020: 72 babies20202021: 54 babies2022: 81 babies2023: 94 babies2024: 66 babies2025: 66 babies
US babies named Tova per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 94.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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