girls:
119 births since 2016
#5597 (2nd percentile)
boys:
95 births since 2017
#4491 (2nd percentile)
overall:
214 births since 2016
#7525 (3rd percentile)
The name Kova is the #7,525 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 214 recorded births since 2016. This represents the 2.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.7% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,597 (2.0% percentile) for all time with 119 births since 2016. For boys, it ranks #4,491 (2.0% percentile) for all time with 95 births since 2017.
Kova first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2016 (2016 for girls and 2017 for boys).
The name Kova has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (55.6% of all recorded births). In 2023, 73.9% of babies named Kova were girls.
For girls, Kova reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 1.9% percentile (ranked #922) with 13 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 13 births per million (ranked 1.9% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Kova ranks #935 for girls (1.3% percentile) with 10 births per million, which is 74.7% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Kova reached its peak popularity in 2019, achieving the 3.3% percentile (ranked #887) with 18 births per million. The name was most common in 2019, with 18 births per million (ranked 3.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Kova ranks #910 for boys (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 18.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kova".
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