How Many People Are Named Tova?
An estimated 2,560 people in the United States have the first name Tova. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Tova peaked in popularity in 2023 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tova as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tova paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,560
About 1 in 133,888 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2023
94 births
Total Registered
2,683
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tova
Tova is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,683 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tova as a female name
Ranked #2,684 in 2024
65 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (94 births)
Tova: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tova span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 574 babies were registered. While Tova is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tova by Decade
How has Tova tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tova by State
Birth registrations for Tova span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Minnesota, Georgia, Florida. On average, about 132 Tovas were registered per state.
Tova + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tova as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tova
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tova: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tova?
We estimate approximately 2,560 people named Tova are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 133,888 Americans share this first name.
Is Tova a common name?
Tova is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,683 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tova most popular?
Tova reached peak popularity in 2023, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tova is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tova a female name?
Tova is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tova Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tova Smith, Tova Johnson, Tova Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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