US rank #8626 Girls' name Peak 2006 471 births

Kaavya — #8626 US girls' name

471 babies named Kaavya in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s1642010s2322020s63
#8626
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Kaavya was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

40 babies were named Kaavya in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaavya

The Social Security Administration has registered 471 babies named Kaavya between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaavya currently holds the #8626 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaavya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 232 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaavya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaavya in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaavya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 471 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaavya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

471

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2006

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,626

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaavya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
40
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200419991994 5

Kaavya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
232 births that decade — 49% of Kaavya's all-time total
1990s122000s1642010s2322020s63

Kaavya by state

Where Kaavya concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Kaavya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
48 10.2%
#2 New Jersey
16 3.4%
#3 Texas
11 2.3%
#4 Illinois
6 1.3%
#5 New York
6 1.3%
California share of Kaavya's total US births 10.2%
Even split

48 of 471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaavya?
471 babies have been named Kaavya since 1994. It currently ranks #8626 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 40 births.
When was Kaavya most popular?
Kaavya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 232 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Kaavya most popular?
The top states for the name Kaavya are California (48 births), New Jersey (16 births), Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Kaavya been used?
Kaavya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaavya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaaren, Kaaliyah, Kaari, Kaashvi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.