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Tova

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What official birth registration shows about Tova: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2001–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2001 to 2025, ranging from #2201 to #5927.200420092013201720212025#2201#5927
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2001#3998
2002#3409
2004#4598
2005#3382
2007#5201
2008#4524
2009#4564
2010#4688
2011#2893
2012#3681
2013#4050
2014#3514
2015#2705
2016#2367
2017#2201
2018#4684
2019#5591
2020#3447
2021#3192
2022#3148
2023#2927
2024#2771
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 23 of the 25 years from 2001 to 2025.

In 2018: #434 among girls in Northern Ireland, #4684 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2001–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2001

    First recorded at #3998 among girls in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2001 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #434 in Northern Ireland in 2018.

Tova's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#27719HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#29278HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#31487HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#31927HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#34476HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#220112HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#236711HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#27059HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#35146HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#40505HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#36816HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#28938HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#46884HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#45644HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#45244HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#33825HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#45983HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#34094HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#39983HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#4343HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Tova is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Tova, between 2001 and 2025, in 23 of those 25 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2017Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: highest position in 201820012025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2001–202523#2201 in 2017
Northern Ireland20181#434 in 2018
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What is known about Tova

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2001–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2001 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #434 in Northern Ireland in 2018. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.