Given name & surname
Nava
“a lovely and pleasant woman”
Nava is a variant of Naava. One Hebrew interpretation is “a lovely and pleasant woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nava is a variant of Naava. One Hebrew interpretation is “a lovely and pleasant woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nava is a variant of Naava. An origin associated with Naava is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nava through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,513
- 0 boys · 1,513 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 83 babies
- 2025
- 83
- #2,231 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 83 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,231 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,450 as a first name in 2020; 38,135 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nava
- Nava StarrLatvian-Canadian chess playerborn 1949
- Nava Macmel-AtirIsraeli writerborn 1964
- Nava SemelIsraeli writer (1954-2017)
- Nava BokerIsraeli journalist and politicianborn 1970
- Nava EbrahimiGerman-Iranian writerborn 1978
- Nava AradIsraeli politician1938–2022
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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