Kavya
Kavya was the 2393rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 75 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1896th with 106 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 360 places. More babies were named Kavya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,393 girls, up 119 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 75girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012106 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,152babies recorded
Kavya popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 2010.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,393 | 75 |
| 2020 | #2,512 | 69 |
| 2010 | #2,051 | 97 |
| 2000 | #3,046 | 46 |
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How popular is Kavya, counting every spelling?
Kavya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 88 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 88 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavya | 75 | #2,393 | 356 |
| Kaavya | 13 | #8,086 | 63 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kavya?
75 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kavya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kavya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 112 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kavya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kavya?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Kavya are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 19. That makes Kavya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kavya by state
How common Kavya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kavya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kavya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kavya
How popular is the name Kavya?
Kavya was the 2393rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 75 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1896th with 106 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 360 places. More babies were named Kavya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kavya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kavya in the US.
Where is Kavya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kavya was most common in New Jersey (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Maryland.