Is Tovah a boy or girl name?

Tovah is a girl’s name. Of the 660 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Tovah

Recorded 1976–2025 · United States

Tovah was most popular in 1979, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,895 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 660 people named Tovah.

Tovah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tovah’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tovah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tovah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 660 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org