Mostly boys
Finn
Irish, Scandinavian, Norse
“fair, white; from Finland”
Mostly girls · Scandinavian
Tove
“beautiful, beloved”
Say it TOH-vuhPronunciation may vary by region.
See your shortlist ↗
A little maybe, saved for later.
The story behind the name
Meet Tove.
Tove is a modern variation of an Old Norse name for which there are no letters on the twenty-first century keyboard (Þórfríðr, for those interested.) Surviving and thriving in modern Scandinavia in the form of Tove, Tuva, and Tova, it is originally related to the name Thor and means "beautiful, beloved."
4 lettersScandinavian origins ↗
A little perspective
How popular is Tove?
Girls · 2025#6,80717 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
View the numbers behind the chart
| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 6,807 | 17 |
| 2024 | Girls | 7,920 | 14 |
| 2023 | Girls | 6,147 | 20 |
| 2022 | Girls | 6,450 | 19 |
| 2021 | Girls | 7,235 | 16 |
| 2020 | Girls | 8,912 | 12 |
| 2019 | Girls | 9,684 | 11 |
| 2018 | Girls | 8,124 | 14 |
| 2017 | Girls | 11,550 | 9 |
| 2016 | Girls | 10,795 | 10 |
| 2015 | Girls | 12,921 | 8 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
A few ways to make it theirs.
Nicknames
No nicknames are listed yet. The name can stand beautifully on its own.
Variations & related forms
We haven’t added verified variations for this spelling yet.
Keep the possibilities coming
If you love Tove…
More names with a similar feeling or shared roots.