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Kavi

Boy

Meaning of Kavi: Sanskrit: 'poet or wise man'

Kavi is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2076th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2076

69 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

968

First recorded 1984 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 11 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 19 babies2002: 23 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 24 babies2005: 24 babies2006: 20 babies2007: 25 babies2008: 30 babies2009: 34 babies2010: 36 babies20102011: 36 babies2012: 31 babies2013: 34 babies2014: 39 babies2015: 28 babies2016: 20 babies2017: 31 babies2018: 41 babies2019: 33 babies2020: 35 babies20202021: 50 babies2022: 46 babies2023: 52 babies2024: 72 babies2025: 69 babies
US babies named Kavi per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 72.

Gender split

96% boys · 4% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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