UK girl's name
Nova-Rae
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Nova-Rae is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Nova-Rae popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1198, with 28 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2023, with 28 births.
This profile covers 129 England and Wales registrations across 8 recorded years from 2017 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 128 living people in the UK are called Nova-Rae. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Nova-Rae ranked #1198 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 28 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2023, when 28 girls were registered as Nova-Rae.
- • About 128 living people in the UK are estimated to have Nova-Rae as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1198
2024
Births in 2024
28
Latest year
Peak year
2023
28 births
Estimated living
128
2026
Popularity
Nova-Rae over time
The chart below shows babies named Nova-Rae registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2017 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Nova-Rae, the clearest high point is 2023. The latest England and Wales figure is 28 births in 2024, compared with 28 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nova-Rae by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Nova-Rae was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1563 | 104 | 5 |
| 2010s | #3478 | 25 | 3 |
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FAQ
Nova-Rae: questions and answers
How popular is the name Nova-Rae in the UK right now?
In 2024, Nova-Rae was ranked #1198 for girls in England and Wales, with 28 births registered.
When was Nova-Rae most popular?
The peak year on record was 2023, with 28 babies registered as Nova-Rae in England and Wales.
How many people are called Nova-Rae in the UK?
A total of 129 babies have been registered as Nova-Rae across the 8 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.