Anova

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 12 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Anova by the numbers

Anova was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Anova

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Anova. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Anora24 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Anola4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Anikasweet-faced or graceful499 in the US (2017)
  • Anitagrace; a diminutive of Ana185 in the US (2017)
  • Anisafriendly; companionable32 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Avivaspring or living; alive and vibrant104 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Anova

Names that are said the same way as Anova, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Names about as common as Anova

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