Nova cat name
We found 1,014 cats named Nova in the public pet registers of 7 places. Combining all places, Nova is the #175 cat name. 71% of cats named Nova are female.
🐶 Nova is also a dog name (#137 for dogs, 4,421 dogs).
Nova as a cat name, by place
| Place | Rank | Cats | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Sweden | #86 in top 100 | 976 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #311 of 7,094 | 10 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #56 of 6,020 | 19 | 2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #66 of 2,134 | 6 | 1999–2026 |
| Laval Canada | #453 of 1,862 | 1 | 2023–2026 |
| Tacoma United States | #290 of 1,390 | 1 | 2021 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #135 of 603 | 1 | 2016 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered cats there are named Nova. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Nova as a baby name
Nova was the #46 girls' name in the US in 2025 (4,657 babies).Nova was the #1305 boys' name in the US in 2025 (149 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #36 for girls in Netherlands, #42 for girls in Sweden, #66 for girls in Wales and #68 for girls in England and Wales. See Nova as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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