Girls' name · since 1968
Kavita
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 786 babies named Kavita, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,493 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 786
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kavita currently ranks #13493 among girls' names in America, with 786 babies recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kavita has been recorded 786 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #13493 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #8,850 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,493 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 786 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kavita ranks #8,850 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,493 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 786 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,493 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 786
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kavita's 786 recorded births place it above 87.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kavita compares
786 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Kavita's all-time total is 109% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kavita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 786 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kavita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kavita splits its recorded history at 1991: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kavita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Kavita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (272 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Kavita's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kavita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
170 births
- 1980s
1980s
272 births
- 1990s
1990s
199 births
- 2000s 96
2000s
96 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 272 births (35% of all-time use).
How Kavita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kavita's total volume
Kavita by state
Where Kavita concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 99 | 12.6% |
| #2 | California | | 30 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
99 of 786 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kavita's data
- Kavita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (272 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kavitas (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kavita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Kavita 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.