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Kavya

Girl

Meaning of Kavya: Sanskrit: 'poem' or 'wise'

Kavya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2301st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2301

75 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,152

First recorded 1987 · peak 2012

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 25 babies1999: 37 babies2000: 46 babies20002001: 50 babies2002: 58 babies2003: 45 babies2004: 45 babies2005: 63 babies2006: 69 babies2007: 79 babies2008: 73 babies2009: 86 babies2010: 103 babies20102011: 87 babies2012: 106 babies2013: 92 babies2014: 102 babies2015: 97 babies2016: 97 babies2017: 95 babies2018: 102 babies2019: 93 babies2020: 69 babies20202021: 70 babies2022: 67 babies2023: 74 babies2024: 70 babies2025: 75 babies
US babies named Kavya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 106.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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