Stover
Stover are the leaves and stalks of field crops, such as corn (maize), sorghum or soybean that are commonly left in a field after harvesting the grain. It is similar to straw, the residue left after any cereal grain or grass has been harvested at maturity for its seed. It can be directly grazed by cattle or dried for use as fodder.
Meaning & Origin of Stover
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stover are the leaves and stalks of field crops, such as corn (maize), sorghum or soybean that are commonly left in a field after harvesting the grain. It is similar to straw, the residue left after any cereal grain or grass has been harvested at maturity for its seed. It can be directly grazed by cattle or dried for use as fodder.
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The Story of Stover
The earliest SSA record of Stover as a baby boy name dates back to 1951, when 5 babies received it. 1951 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Stover — #3,714 in the national rankings. Stover last appeared in the published SSA data in 1951, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Stover
Phonetically similar names — useful when Stover is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Stiver
- Stever
- Staver
- Stove
- Stoves
- Sover
- Stouffer
- Stower
- Stofer
- Eastover
- Star
- Stare
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Stover
Stover is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Stover's peak popularity came in 1951 when it ranked #3,714. Use the chart and map above to compare Stover's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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