Nova

Nova (girls) rank by year in United States

Year	US
2006	#1916
2007	#1553
2008	#1365
2009	#1105
2010	#1129
2011	#886
2012	#618
2013	#527
2014	#287
2015	#213
2016	#136
2017	#94
2018	#55
2019	#51
2020	#38
2021	#32
2022	#32
2023	#35
2024	#39
2025	#46

Falling, but still inside the top 50.

Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.

Nova (girls) rank by year in England and Wales

Year	England & Wales
2006	#2447
2007	#4925
2008	#4329
2009	#2463
2010	#2530
2011	#3437
2012	#1786
2013	#1143
2014	#798
2015	#530
2016	#403
2017	#273
2018	#208
2019	#186
2020	#144
2021	#102
2022	#91
2023	#81
2024	#80
2025	#68

Rising, but still outside the top 50.

Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.

Nova (girls) rank by year in Scotland

Year	Scotland
2009	Not ranked
2010	Not ranked
2011	#982
2012	Not ranked
2013	Not ranked
2014	#597
2015	#377
2016	#230
2017	#208
2018	#115
2019	#98
2020	#136
2021	#136
2022	#63
2023	#71
2024	#59

Rising, but still outside the top 50.

Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.

Nova (girls) rank by year in Northern Ireland

Year	N. Ireland
2014	Not ranked
2015	Not ranked
2016	#531
2017	Not ranked
2018	#269
2019	#287
2020	#242
2021	#258
2022	#259
2023	#189
2024	#104
2025	#124

Rising, but still outside the top 50.

Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.

Nova (girls) rank by year in Ireland

Year	Ireland
2010	Not ranked
2011	Not ranked
2012	#1095
2013	Not ranked
2014	#571
2015	#520
2016	#469
2017	#298
2018	#276
2019	#281
2020	#431
2021	#196
2022	#235
2023	#390
2024	#178
2025	#183

Rising, but still outside the top 50.

Recognisable, but likely to feel uncommon in most classrooms.

Nova (girls) rank by year in Canada

Year	Canada
2005	#1418
2006	#1136
2007	#1086
2008	#1062
2009	#710
2010	#739
2011	#617
2012	#477
2013	#373
2014	#288
2015	#190
2016	#127
2017	#96
2018	#98
2019	#94
2020	#82
2021	#72
2022	#69
2023	#80
2024	#79

Rising, but still outside the top 50.

Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.

Nova (girls) rank by year in New Zealand

Year	NZ
2006	Not ranked
2007	#416
2008	Not ranked
2009	#407
2010	#320
2011	Not ranked
2012	#334
2013	#233
2014	#169
2015	#318
2016	#188
2017	#206
2018	#189
2019	#176
2020	#164
2021	#172
2022	#122
2023	#111
2024	#146
2025	#115

Rising, but still outside the top 50.

Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.

Nova (boys) rank by year in United States

Year	US
2006	#4187
2007	#4327
2008	#3806
2009	#2882
2010	#3118
2011	#2887
2012	#2148
2013	#1824
2014	#1545
2015	#1356
2016	#1232
2017	#921
2018	#866
2019	#857
2020	#758
2021	#851
2022	#879
2023	#954
2024	#1179
2025	#1308

Falling and now outside the top 50.

Low overlap expected in a typical classroom.

Nova (boys) rank by year in England and Wales

Year	England & Wales
2011	Not ranked
2012	Not ranked
2013	#5605
2014	#5613
2015	#2265
2016	#2129
2017	#2139
2018	#1588
2019	#1488
2020	#1530
2021	#1130
2022	#1099
2023	#1127
2024	#1831
2025	#1513

Stable, still outside the top 50.

Low overlap expected in a typical classroom.

Nova (boys) rank by year in Scotland

Year	Scotland
2018	Not ranked
2019	Not ranked
2020	#849
2021	Not ranked
2022	Not ranked
2023	Not ranked
2024	#868

Stable, still outside the top 50.

Low overlap expected in a typical classroom.

Nova (boys) rank by year in Canada

Year	Canada
2005	Not ranked
2006	#2737
2007	#2801
2008	Not ranked
2009	#2303
2010	Not ranked
2011	#1791
2012	#2624
2013	#1784
2014	#1903
2015	#1455
2016	#1147
2017	#1206
2018	#942
2019	#1215
2020	#810
2021	#767
2022	#1150
2023	#864
2024	#1267

Stable, still outside the top 50.

Low overlap expected in a typical classroom.