Girls' name · since 1994
Kaavya
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 484 babies named Kaavya, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,105 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 484
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaavya currently ranks #8105 among girls' names in America, with 484 babies recorded since 1994.
Kaavya has 484 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8105 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #12,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,105 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 484 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaavya ranks #12,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,105 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 484 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,105 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 484
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaavya's 484 recorded births place it above 83.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kaavya compares
484 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaavya's all-time total is 29% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaavya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 484 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaavya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaavya's full recorded timeline at 2012, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaavya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kaavya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (232 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Kaavya's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kaavya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
232 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 232 births (48% of all-time use).
Kaavya by state
Where Kaavya concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 9.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 16 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 6 | 1.2% |
48 of 484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaavya's data
- Kaavya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaavyas (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaavya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaavya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.