Kova
Girl name · #5231 in 2025 · Uniqueness 77/100
Kova is currently the #5231 girl name in the United States — 25 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 2016. Roughly one in every 72,000 girls born in 2025 was named Kova.
Babies named Kova per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 9-year story
Kova first appears in the Social Security records in 2016, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 26 babies and a rank of #5021. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kova in class?
Kova scores 77 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Kova will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Kova is most common
State-level data for Kova is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Kova
Statistically, parents drawn to Kova tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Knova, Janova, Anova, Zanova, and Yeva.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kova | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5099 |
| 2024 | 26 | #5021 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6680 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10383 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6691 |
| 2020 | 23 | #5314 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5612 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6521 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12713 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14331 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kova a popular girl name?
Kova ranked #5231 among girls in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Kova most popular?
Kova peaked in 2024, when 26 American girls received the name (ranked #5021 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kova?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American girls was named Kova. It scores 77/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.