AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Nova
A star that suddenly gets very bright and then is not there anymore. 46th among human girls in 2025.
| Classification | Class 4, Classical |
|---|---|
| Species | star |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnoʊ.və/ (English) |
| Origin | English (also Modern Swedish, Modern Dutch) |
| Meaning | Derived from Latin novus meaning 'new'. It was first used as a name in the 19th century. |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 1 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Nova. Nova was given to 4,657 girls in 2025, ranking 46th for the year. It peaked in 2022, when it ranked 32nd and went to 5,927 babies. It has appeared in 142 of the 146 years on record.
| Sex | Female |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 46 |
| 2025 number | 4,657 |
| Peak year | 2022 |
| Peak rank | 32 |
| Years present | 142 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
36%
Basis: phonetics. One voiced obstruent, ends in a vowel. The canon has no entry, so this is the sound of the name and nothing else.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)