Given name & surname
Ova
“giver of life; egg”
Ova is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “giver of life; egg.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “giver of life; egg.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ova through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,892
- 528 boys · 1,364 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 283 as a first name in 2020; 141 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.
Ova’s family of names
Ova has a related form in Ove. Ova has a related form in Ovah. Ova has a related form in Ovea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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