Kavir
Kavir is a village in Chahardangeh-ye Jonubi Rural District of Chahardangeh District in Hurand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Meaning & Origin of Kavir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kavir is a village in Chahardangeh-ye Jonubi Rural District of Chahardangeh District in Hurand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.
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The Story of Kavir
Kavir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2014, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 32 Kavirs were born — ranking #3,577 that year. As of 2026, Kavir ranks #3,577 for baby boys with 32 births, rising sharply (+92% over the past five years). In total, more than 260 Kavirs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Kavir
Phonetically similar names — useful when Kavir is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Cover
- Kever
- Caver
- Couver
- Cavour
- Coover
- Kover
- Kovar
- Keever
- Kiver
- Gover
- Covered
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About the name Kavir
Kavir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 260 births in the dataset. Kavir's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,577. Use the chart and map above to compare Kavir'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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