US rank #2197 Boys' name Peak 2024 866 births

Kavi — #2197 US boys' name

866 babies named Kavi in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s301990s532000s2322010s3242020s227
#2197
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kavi was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

66 babies were named Kavi in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kavi

The Social Security Administration has registered 866 babies named Kavi between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kavi currently holds the #2197 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kavi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 324 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kavi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 152 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Kavi in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kavi 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 866 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.

Kavi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

866

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2024

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,197

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kavi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
66
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Kavi popularity over time — girls

33 total births recorded since 2012 (Kavi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 33 births
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Kavi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
324 births that decade — 37% of Kavi's all-time total
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Kavi by state

Where Kavi concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Kavi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
152 17.6%
#2 New York
35 4.0%
#3 North Carolina
6 0.7%
#4 New Jersey
6 0.7%
#5 Illinois
5 0.6%
#6 Texas
5 0.6%
California share of Kavi's total US births 17.6%
Even split

152 of 866 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kavi?
866 babies have been named Kavi since 1984. It currently ranks #2197 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 66 births.
When was Kavi most popular?
Kavi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 324 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kavi most popular?
The top states for the name Kavi are California (152 births), New York (35 births), North Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Kavi been used?
Kavi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kavi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kavin, Kavon, Kavion, Kaven, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1984–2024 (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.