Girls' name · since 1987
Kavya
Kavya has 2,146 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,495 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,402 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,146
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kavya is the #2402 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,146 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kavya has been recorded 2,146 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #2402 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #4,495 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,402 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,146 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kavya ranks #4,495 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,402 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,146 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,495 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,402 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,146
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kavya's 2,146 recorded births place it above 93.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kavya compares
2,146 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Kavya's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kavya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,146 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kavya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kavya splits its recorded history at 2008: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 106 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kavya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Kavya popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2010 (Kavya as boys' name)
Kavya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (968 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Kavya's strongest decade.
968 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kavya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 133
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
614 births
- 2010s
2010s
968 births
- 2020s
2020s
425 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 968 births (45% of all-time use).
How Kavya 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 Kavya's total volume
Kavya by state
Where Kavya concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 363 | 16.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 206 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 153 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 121 | 5.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 59 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Washington | | 37 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 34 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 29 | 1.4% |
363 of 2,146 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Kavya appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kavya's data
- Kavya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (968 total births) through the 2020s (425) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kavyas (363 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kavya
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kavya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Kavya 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.