Nova

Boy · recorded 1880–2025

  • #1,305in 2025
  • 1 in 11,463boys in 2025
  • +30%last ten years
  • 1.6×in New York

Most popular in 2020, and up 30% over the last ten years.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

09218418801916195319892025

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 62 recorded years as a table
Nova, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188045
191122
191310
19159
19168
19175
19199
192011
19215
192210
19235
192411
19255
19265
19295
19305
19317
19377
19385
19424
19436
19463
19483
19573
19713
19744
19763
19793
19803
19824
19893
19902
19963
19975
19985
19995
20004
200110
20027
20037
200411
200511
200611
200711
200814
200921
201019
201122
201233
201342
201454
201567
201680
2017124
2018140
2019144
2020184
2021158
2022155
2023139
2024102
202587

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

  1. New York 1.6×
  2. Pennsylvania 1.5×
  3. Florida 1.3×
  4. California 1.1×
  5. Texas 0.9×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025
149
Rank in 2025
#1,305
How rare
1 in 11,463 boys
Since 1880
3,227

Most popular in 2020, at 184 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 30% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
StateTimes the national rateBirths pooled
New York1.6×44
Pennsylvania1.5×25
Florida1.3×42
California1.1×65
Texas0.9×51

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.