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Kova

Used in both girl and boy records

Kova appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Kova by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDKova as a girl’s nameUS records 2016–2024
#19345girl rank2024peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDKova as a boy’s nameUS records 2017–2024
#14781boy rank2019peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Kova in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl202023 uses#526820202016–20205 listed years
Boy201935 uses#324920192017–20204 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.