girl's name
Tovah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 660
Tovah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1979, when 37 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1976.
Tovah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 74 |
| 1980s | 194 |
| 1990s | 65 |
| 2000s | 110 |
| 2010s | 130 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 87 |
How popular is Tovah?
In 2025, Tovah was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tovah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tovah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tovah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tovah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tovah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tovah
How popular is the name Tovah?
In 2025, Tovah was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Tovah a girl's or a boy's name?
Tovah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Tovah most popular?
Tovah peaked in 1979, when 37 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Tovah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tovah currently ranks #9,237 in the United States. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.