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Tove

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Tove: Recorded since 1945, it reached #6 in 1957, and it stood at #489 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2001–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2001 to 2024, ranging from #2674 to #5765.20012008201420162017201820202021202220232024#2674#5765
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2001#3998
2008#5545
2014#4003
2016#4763
2017#5765
2018#2674
2020#3447
2021#3519
2022#3533
2023#2927
2024#4843

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 Norway in 67 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2023: #487 among girls in Norway, #2927 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #19 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #489 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #6 in Norway in 1959.

Tove'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
2024England and Walesfemale#48434HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#29278HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#35196HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#34476HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#26749HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#57653HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#40035HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#55453HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#39983HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#4895HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#4875HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#5175HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#5425HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5555HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#6124HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#5376HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#32114HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#6004HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#6184HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#4059HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#5755HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#36211HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#5875HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#4528HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#4289HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#37211HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#34712HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#27518HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#28317HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#28118HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#21428HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#20431HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#23126HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#20829HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#18136HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#18532HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#13450HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#12153HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#12454HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#12954HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#8782HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#8094HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#8684HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#64114HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#57123HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#50163HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#44177HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#42192HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#29255HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#27294HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#28296HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#19394HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#18418HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#17420HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#18427HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#8543HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#13514HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#12461HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#9513HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#8522HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#7509HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#6505HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#7520HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#6590HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#8540HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#8516HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#9511HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#12447HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#13436HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#15355HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#16375HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#23322HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#20358HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#19361HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#20365HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#19350HighVerified

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

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #6 in Norway in 1959. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.