MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nava mean?
Nava continues the Sanskrit adjective for new or fresh. Its use in Hindi and neighbouring languages keeps this sense of newness in a short personal name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नवा
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nava in Indian usage
1,912 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (87.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 236 records (12.3%).
- Recorded as male: 1,676 records (87.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 266 |
| 1950s | 421 |
| 1960s | 478 |
| 1970s | 282 |
| 1980s | 170 |
| 1990s | 136 |
| Other decades | 159 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 1,578 |
| Other states | 334 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Nava / F | 9 | 2,788 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Nava; Table_6, C2963 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nava; Table_6, C2963
- Monier-Williams, nava, p. 530,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.