US rank #3807 Girls' name Peak 2024 185 births

Anova — #3807 US girls' name

185 babies named Anova in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s532020s132
#3807
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Anova was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

40 babies were named Anova in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anova

The Social Security Administration has registered 185 babies named Anova between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anova currently holds the #3807 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anova performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Anova shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Anova in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anova in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 185 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Anova at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

185

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2024

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,807

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anova popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
40
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
01020304050 2024202320222021202020192018201720152014 5

Anova by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
132 births that decade — 71% of Anova's all-time total
2010s532020s132

Anova by state

Where Anova concentrates geographically — total births since 2014

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Anova
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
7 3.8%
#2 Florida
5 2.7%
#3 North Carolina
5 2.7%
Georgia share of Anova's total US births 3.8%
Even split

7 of 185 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anova?
185 babies have been named Anova since 2014. It currently ranks #3807 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 40 births.
When was Anova most popular?
Anova was most popular in the 2020s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Anova most popular?
The top states for the name Anova are Georgia (7 births), Florida (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Anova been used?
Anova has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anova?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anora, Anoushka, Anona, Anouk, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2014–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.