Nova

[Alstoybarn]

Considering Nova for our dd due very soon. But was wondering how popular it is. How many do you know?

I adore this name. We heard one when our daughter was about 5 months old and I was gutted we hadn't thought of it first.

Popularity however, im sure I've seen its in the top X names 2022 so may well become a lot more popular than unusual

I've never heard of it before but it's lovely.

I know one who is 6yrs old.

Vauxhall Nova. I really don’t like it.

My first thought is the car.

Then the Spanish for 'doesn't go'.

It's a shame as on paper it's an attractive name.

It just will always just make me think of a Vauxhall Nova 90's/00's car, that the boy racers drove while listening to their banging tunes

If you had twins they could be Nova and Chevette.

Love it!, Classy and a bit unique. Beautiful name. Lovely meaning.

I like it. I know a 3yo, an 8yo and one in her forties.

Not my cup of tea. There's a 5ish yr old Nova on our road. I know because it's bellowed most days.

I only know one - an annoying snooty woman in her late 60s.

Do not use if your surname is Caine.

Middle name Scotia?

I think there was a list of this years girl baby names this week and this was top 10?

So not unusual now…

www.babycenter.com/baby-names/most-popular/top-baby-names

Ah no 23. But still, not unusual

@lucie82

I know of a Nova, she's 6, her sisters are called aurora and I can't for the life of me think of the other one.

I’d the third sister Sienna?

I know 3

Older primary, you get primary and preschool age. All in same school too.

you get = younger.

While I personally don't know any (though I know pretty few babies and children) it's it's in the top 150 and still rising sharply. Personally that's the kind of name I'd avoid based on popularity. Nova is painfully trendy to me (like Wren or Ottilie) and has a higher risk of dating body than something without such a precipitous rise (and almost inevitable fall) in popularity.

One in her 70s.

It was a 1980s car

It makes me think of Planet of the Apes, but I might be misremembering.
I don’t know any personally.

Doesn't go was my first thought - I think they had to call the Vauxhall Nova something else in Spain because of it.
I'd be worried it could be the next Chardonnay.

My first thought was Vauxhall. My dad had one.

I know one male Nova, 13.

I know one late 30s/40s. Hipster. Dyes her hair bright colours (pink, blue etc). Its Super Nova.