Knova

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Knova by the numbers

Knova was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 7 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Knova

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 Knova. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Knovah6 in the US (2017)
  • Keevagentle; a form of Caoimhe14 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kiowakiowa people, plains tribe of north america7 in the US (2017)
  • Keolalife6 in the US (2017)
  • Keona7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kriva23 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Knova

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

  • Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Novahnew; a modern respelling of Nova221 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Knova

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