It's pretty popular where I'm from (ranked 23rd last year). It used to be in the top 3 names for girls for me, but I won't it bc we've got one in the family already. I was a little disappointed when we got one in the family, bc I had wanted to use it, but now considering its popularity, I don't feel bad about it any more.
I think it got popular when
Noa was first popular, and people liked that but wanted something different.
Just look at the charts together.
Nova seems to have profited from
Noa's decline.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/noa/top/netherlands?compare=nova&type=percent
