Given name
Tuva
Tuva is a feminine given name from Norwegian. It is used in Swedish and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Norwegian use, Tuva has a related form in Tove. An origin associated with Tove is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2024. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tuva through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tuva’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Tuva has a related form in Tove.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tuva
- Tuva NovotnySwedish actressborn 1979
- Tuva HansenNorwegian footballerborn 1997
- Tuva SemmingsenNorwegian opera singerborn 1975
- Tuva HalseNorwegian musicianborn 1999
- Tuva SyvertsenNorwegian musicianborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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