Kavya
Kāvya was the Sanskrit literary style used by Indian court poets flourishing between c. 200 BCE and 1200 CE.
Meaning & Origin of Kavya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kāvya was the Sanskrit literary style used by Indian court poets flourishing between c. 200 BCE and 1200 CE.
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The Story of Kavya
Kavya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1987, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 106 Kavyas were born — ranking #1,885 that year. As of 2026, Kavya ranks #2,510 for baby girls with 71 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 2K Kavyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kavya
Kavya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kavya's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #1,885. Use the chart and map above to compare Kavya'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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