Tova is a Hebrew name that means "good", the feminine form of the word tov, and it is a popular choice in Israel and in Jewish families in the United States. It also matches the Scandinavian name Tove, which comes from an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the god Thor, as in the Finnish author Tove Jansson. The name ranked number 3519 in 2000, reached number 2075 in 2023 and stands at number 2643 in 2025 with 66 girls.