Total births
170
Unisex name · since 2016
Kova
170 babies named Kova in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5143
- among girls today
- 170
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 71%
- more common than other girls
Kova currently ranks #5143 among unisex names in America, with 170 babies recorded since 2016.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kova has been recorded 170 times among girls since 2016, currently ranked #5143 nationally and more common than 71% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #5143 among girls today
- 170 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 71% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kova is currently the #5143 unisex name in America, more common than 71% of girls - 170 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5143
- among girls today
- 170
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 71%
- more common than other girls
Kova vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#5143
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 71% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Kova was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
26 babies were named Kova in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Kova compares
170 34th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kova's all-time total is 55% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kova | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 170 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kova's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kova's full recorded timeline at 2021, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kova at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#5,143
Active since
2016
Kova popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Kova popularity over time - boys
113 total births recorded since 2017 (Kova as boys' name)
Kova by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kova's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Kova births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 117 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kova? ▼
Kova has been given to 170 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #5143 as of the latest data. 26 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Kova most popular? ▼
Kova was most popular in the 2020s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Is Kova a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Kova is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 170 births, and as a boy's name it has 113 births.
How long has the name Kova been used? ▼
Kova has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 10 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kova? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kove, Kovie, Kovi, Kovey, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Kova
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kova: #5143 Unisex Name - 170 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kova. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kova draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.