Kaivalya
Kaivalya is the ultimate goal of aṣṭāṅga yoga and means "solitude", "detachment" or "isolation", a vrddhi-derivation from kevala "alone, isolated". It is the isolation of purusha from prakṛti, and liberation from rebirth, i.e., moksha.
Meaning & Origin of Kaivalya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaivalya is the ultimate goal of aṣṭāṅga yoga and means "solitude", "detachment" or "isolation", a vrddhi-derivation from kevala "alone, isolated". It is the isolation of purusha from prakṛti, and liberation from rebirth, i.e., moksha.
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The Story of Kaivalya
Kaivalya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2019, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 5 Kaivalyas were born — ranking #12,142 that year. As of 2026, Kaivalya ranks #12,141 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Kaivalyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Kaivalya
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About the name Kaivalya
Kaivalya is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Kaivalya's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #12,142. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaivalya'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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