Sanova
Girl name · #2932 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Sanova? In official American birth records, Sanova has been tracked continuously since 2020, giving it 5 years of documented American history.
Sanova is currently the #2932 girl name in the United States — 58 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 2020. Roughly one in every 31,034 girls born in 2025 was named Sanova.
The 5-year story
Sanova first appears in the Social Security records in 2020, when 12 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 58 babies and a rank of #2895. 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.
Babies named Sanova per year. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sanova in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Sanova is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Sanova will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Sanova is most common
State-level data for Sanova is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Sanova
Statistically, parents drawn to Sanova tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Anova, Zanova, Siyara, Nyava, and Simea.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sanova | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | #2895 |
| 2024 | 42 | #3639 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10312 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13592 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11146 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8406 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Sanova?
In official American birth records, the name Sanova first appeared in 2020 (over 5 years ago), when 12 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 5 years.
Is Sanova a popular girl name?
Sanova ranked #2932 among girls in 2025 with 58 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 Sanova most popular?
Sanova peaked in 2025, when 58 American girls received the name (ranked #2895 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sanova?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 31,034 newborn American girls was named Sanova. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.